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KFDA approved once-a-week dose of Enbrel
The KFDA approved once a week administering dose of Enbrel of Wyeth Korea Inc., a drug for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, 25mg of which previously approved for twice a week dose of 3 to 4 days interval.
Wy...
Obesity is a major cancer risk factor in Korea
The leading cause to the occurrence of cancer in Korea was attributed to obesity according to a study performed by Dr. Oh Sang-soo and associates of Ilsang Baik Hospital of Injae University Medical School and the NHIC...
Night time medical service to be invigorated
Mr. Park Sang-keun, the chief commissioner of the general administration committee of Korea Hospital Association (KHA) said in a meeting for the public hearing under his topic titled "How to invigorate medical service...
Joint development forum for Korean and Japanese drug wholesalers
President Joo Man-gil of the Korea Pharmaceutical Wholesalers Association (KPWA) recently met with the Japanese counter partner association for a forum to discuss current issues and to solve problems each other.
Th...
279 new drugs newly to list in NHI price book.
279 new drugs seem to list in the NHI reimbursement schedule effective from August 1.
The NHI prices of 593 drugs that were found unfair trade practices such as discounts and allowances in the distribution process ...
LG Life Science to add adverse reactions to Calvan
LG Life Science announced that the adverse reactions such as hypotension, dyspepsia, abdominal pain and impotence should be added to the label of Calvan 50mg (bevantolol) as a result of its drug review by the KFDA.
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Product specialization and differentiation strategy for development success.
It is absolutely necessary for the product development strategies to focus on the specialization and differentiation to keep competitive advantages in the pharmaceutical industry.
It is also necessary for the indus...
Wholesalers group and Daewoong to meet for amicable resolution.
The drug wholesalers association (KPWA) and Daewoong will meet together some time during this week to explore an amicable resolution for Daewoong's new wholesale policy scheduled to implement from August 1 that raised...
Drug wholesalers to be transformed by the government?
A movement of drug wholesalers transformation is getting visualized, which may not come out by the wholesaler's self governance but by the government initiatives.
The wholesalers group said that they failed to tra...
Choongwae; new anti-colon cancer drug under development.
Choongwae and Japanese Chugai, an affiliate company of Roche, agreed on July 20 jointly to develope an innovative anti-cancer drug that had been studied since 2001 by Choongwae, initially for the treatment of colon ca...
