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Bease, Festal to be available at convenient stores
The Ministry of Health and Welfare Tuesday announced a list of 67 over-the-counter (OTC) drugs that were agreed between the Korean Pharmaceutical Association (KPA) and the government last December.
Of the 67 OTC pr...
National Assembly Health Committee to screen revision bill on OTC drugs
Korea’s parliamentary health committee today is scheduled to discuss a revision bill aimed at making 48 over-the-counter (OTC) drugs available at supermarkets and discount stores for easier and wider access from the p...
OTC drug sales bill
Expectations were riding high over the sale of non-prescription drugs at places other than pharmacies as the Korean Pharmaceutical Association (KPA) announced last December they would halt their opposition to the plan...
99 specialized hospitals to hold inauguration ceremony
The country’s 99 specialized hospitals will hold an inauguration ceremony Friday at the Seoul Press Center to establish their own hospital association.
Last November, the Ministry of Health and Welfare designated t...
Doctors threatens to go to the Constitutional Court over illegal kickbacks
The Korean Medical Association claimed Thursday that if the government fails to prove the money and gifts doctors receive as illegal rebate through lawful procedures, they may go to the Constitutional Court to challen...
Doctors demand aspirin in convenient stores
Doctors demanded Thursday the National Assembly pass the revision law to allow convenience stores and supermarkets to sell over-the-counter medicines, such as cough drops and pain killers.
“Lawmakers are ignoring t...
Government to nurture innovative pharmaceutical firms
The Ministry of Health and Welfare unveiled a set of plans on Jan. 6 to nurture 12 globally competitive pharmaceutical companies by 2020. The 12 firms will develop 10 new drugs, and the country will take up 5.4 percen...
Calls growing for sale of OTC drugs at convenience stores
The Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) said a majority of people support supermarket sales of OTC drugs.
According to a recent survey of 800 adults conducted by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry...
6 humidifier sterilizers shouldn’t be used: KCDC
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a strong warning against the use of six sterilizers in home humidifiers yesterday, after its test results on mice showed that they suffered from the same pul...
49 drugs delisted from health insurance in February
The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service said Tuesday that 49 medicines, including Uridul’s Grocel and Dongwha’s Pancol, are no longer reimbursable from this month.
It also announced a list of 18,157 non-...
