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Korea to boost benefits for foreign patients
Hospitals will be able to sell drugs to foreign patients directly without having to refer their prescriptions to nearby pharmacies, which was approved by a Cabinet meeting on December 27.
The measures come as Korea...
Over-the-counter drugs to be available at convenient stores
From as early as next August, cough drops and pain killers will be sold at 24 hour-convenience stores, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Friday.
After months of vehement resistance from pharmacists, the minis...
KFDA to advocate “national health security”
The Korea Food and Administration unveiled its 2012 plan to approach food safety from the standpoint of “national health security.''
The KFDA is taking all efforts to ensure food safety as it is important to drive ...
Tarceva set for first line treatment
Roche’s oral lung cancer treatment Tarceva (erlotinib) has been approved by the Korea Food and Drug Administration as a first line treatment for people with newly diagnosed advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) ...
Lee to tap new KFDA chief next year
President Lee Myung-bak is expected to delay the appointment of a new Korea Food and Drug Administration commissioner early next year due to the sudden death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, according to Chong Wa D...
Government to boost pay-for-performance compensation scheme
The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) plans to expand the pay-for-performance compensation system, which has been effective in health insurance, rewarding different medical entities for reaching ta...
Government urged to introduce new prescription plan
Pharmacists yesterday called on the government to push a new prescription plan, under which doctors will be required to prescribe the active pharmaceutical ingredients instead of the name of a specific drug product as...
Cataracts rank first on 2010 surgery list
Cataracts were the most frequently cited illness causing Koreans to visit the surgery room last year, the National Health Insurance Corp. (NHIC) said Sunday.
A total of 1.48 million individuals received one of 33 t...
Korea to promote biosimilar industry
The government recently unveiled its plan to nurture the biosimilar industry as one of its new growth engines, aiming to take a bigger share of the global market.
Biosimilars are officially approved subsequent vers...
Government to promote global clinical trials
The government unveiled its plan to support at least two local clinical centers next year to cultivate Korea’s research capabilities.
In a local seminar held on Tuesday, R&D Business Promotion Center official Kim M...
