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Bio Korea patented test composite and its methods for TB bacteria.
Bio Korea announced on Dec. 20, last year that the company completed the PCT international patent for the primer composite and process of the TB bacteria test
The new test targeted on the unique part of TB bacteria...
Separated pharmaceutical registration system should be limitedly applied.
The pharmaceutical industry took a cautious position on the amendment of the pharmaceutical affairs act covering the separated registration system applicable to the pharmaceutical business and products of the new chem...
Revised law for 6 year pharmacy school system to promulgate.
The revised enforcement decree of the High Education Act has been finally promulgated on Jan. 13, covering the 6 year pharmacy school system that had been promoted by the Korea Pharmaceutical Association since 30 year...
Regional NHI premium for farmers and fishermen cut by 50%.
The MOHW announced that the regional NHI premiums for farmers and fishermen should cut down by at least 50% considering that they have faced recently with many difficulties on account of the market opening of the agri...
2,177 drugs to review in 2008.
The drug review plans in 2008 selected the total 2,177 drugs in 29 different therapeutic groups including 1,884 herbal preparations and disclosed in far advance so that the relevant drug companies should prepare requi...
Court favored to plaintiff pharmacy against competitive pharmacy operation in the same premise.
A pharmacy in Ohsan city suited other competitive pharmacy stores in the same premise, in charge of infringing its own business exclusivity in the premise that had been originally committed with the landlord at the ti...
Daewoong to license in Phenserine, an Alzheimer drug.
Daewoong has agreed with Axonyx for the exclusive distribution of Phenserine (phenserine tartrate), an Alzheimer drug, in Korea.
The Phenserine's mode of pharmacological action is to block a production of beta amyl...
Human placenta drugs to require health registration.
A human placenta drug has been produced by a product report system but will be controlled under the health registration requirements like other new drugs, drugs subjected to assess its efficacy and safety and bio drug...
788 drugs of 5 therapeutic groups to review
The KFDA announced on Jan. 11 that 788 drugs of 5 therapeutic groups supplied by 161 companies including anthelmintics, hemostatics and biological preparations were finally designated to review its efficacy and safety...
Financial supports to medical institutions to be transparent.
The MOHW plans to reshuffle the health and medical service system in which any reasonable financial supports to the medical institutions provided by the pharmaceutical industries in the name of the R&D should be trans...
