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Number of CT scans at big hospitals dwindled.
According to "Status of CT test bills" collected by the Health Insurance Review Agency (HIRA) against 1,597 medical institutes in 2004, CT scan tests revealed 1,910 thousand, about 11% up from 2003 (1,710 thousand) in...
50% of pediatric patients with poor sight missed right treatment.
More than 50% of pediatric patients who are 5 years or older with poor sight, missed to get an opportunity for a proper diagnosis and treatment.
Prof. Gong Sang-mook of Kim Eye Hospitals of Kuhnyang Medical School ...
Foreign drug companies to launch less new drugs in 2006.
A lot of new drugs seems to be launched this year by the foreign multinational drug corporations although many of them struggled hard against the market entries of generic drugs.
Pfizer Korea introduced Spiriva ...
Whanin and Lundbeck jointly to launch a novel anti-depressant.
Whanin and Lundbeck Korea have celebrated a joint launching ceremon of Lexapro tab., a new type of anti-depressant at Cheongho Human Resource Development Institute on Jan. 3, distributing the drug in some time January...
Kuhnil to complete health registration of Omacor for hyperlipidemia.
Kuhnil announced that the KFDA registration of Omacor (omega-3 fatty acid ethylester) was completed for the treatment of hyperlipidemia.
Omacor was originally developed by Pronova in Norway, approved very recently...
Scientific meeting to confirm excellent Zydenar efficacy and safety.Dong-A held a scientific symposium for Zydenar, an anti-impotence drug developed by the Korean scientists at Shilla hotel on Jan. 5 in attendance of 500 urologists in a celebrat...
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Total 1,048 drugs approved its bio-equivalency in 2005.
The total 1,048 drugs were approved its bio-equivalency to the reference drugs in 2005, thus the accumulated number of bio-equivalency proven drugs tolled over 3,603 as of Dec. 31, 2005.
Now, the government strong ...
Hospitals to prescribe less expensive drugs
The weight of expensive drug prescriptions and number of drugs per prescription showed ever declining trend at not only private clinics but also general hospitals. However, the medication expenses per a day showed a s...
Drug industry to discourage OTC drug business managers
Most of OTC business men in the pharmaceutical companies have experienced with a deep frustration in the process of regular personnel promotion program.
In fact, they fell down to an abyss after the medical and pha...
Medical cost for brain diseases up 2 folds in 5 years.
The medical expenditures for the treatment of cerebrovascular disorders showed a rapid rising trend according to a survey conducted by the Korea Society of Cerebrovascular Surgery.
The survey was assigned by the HI...
