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559 NSAIDs need pharmacist's advices for patients.
The KFDA's warning measures with the cardiovascular adverse reactions and the gastrointestinal bleeding risk linked with the non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may raise an unpredictable storm in the pain ki...
Substituted dispensing possible even for drugs of substitution ban.
A substituted dispensing at pharmacies is possible even for the drug of "No substitution" prescribed by physicians when any appropriate clinical reasons are described on the sheet.
Recently the MOHW interpreted off...
HIRA to monitor drug in safety problems.
The Health Insurance Review Agency (HIRA) announced that a monitoring computer system had been established for the drugs in safety problems and the DUR drugs to check at the relevant authorities (MOHW and KFDA).
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MOHW to finance for patients of rare and incurable diseases.
Starting from Fe. 1, the government will support medical expenditures for the patients suffering from 89 different rare and incurable diseases such as ankylosing spondylitis, ulcerous colitis and Parkinsonian disease,...
FTA between Korea and America in medical/pharmaceutical industries.
President Roh Moo-hyun stated in the new year speech for the people that an FTA between Korea and the United States should be discussed, which may accelerate its implementation far sooner than expected, giving a possi...
Drug wholesale industry on a chain of bankruptcies.
Just for one day on Feb. 1, 3 wholesalers in and outside Seoul committed default, giving serious consequences to other wholesalers and raising a lot of anxiety to the wholesalers communities.
"J" and "H" wholesale...
NHI approved 3 schizophrenia drugs.
The MOHW revised "Standards for NHI payment and its detailed particulars" on Jan. 31 to take effect from Feb. 1, covering that 3 schizophrenia drugs, Aricept (donepezil), Reminyl (galantamine) and Exelon (rivastigmine...
Kwangdong seeking for overseas marketing of Vita500.
Based on the remarkable marketing success of Vita500 in Korea, Kwangdong is trying to extend to the overseas market in 2006 after having surveyed the markets in the North America, South America, China, Japan, South Ea...
Legal background for drug public advertising preview.
The legal background for the drug public advertising preview system seems to be established during the first half of this year. At present, the Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (KPMA) is in practice of "...
Seoul KFDA to supervise 49 drug/cosmetic companies in Seoul.
The Seoul KFDA office announced that starting from Jan. 31 up to the end of March a regular pharmaceutical supervision be carried out against the total 49 companies including the bulk drug manufacturers, importers, he...
