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National Assembly set to screen 38 bills
The National Assembly’s Health and Welfare Committee is expected to examine a total of 38 bills on November 9, including a bill to seek an approval of autologous cell therapy (ACT) with a Phase I study data only, when...
Incentive drugs for low-priced dispensing top 4,631
The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) said Tuesday that from 5,888 drugs whose bioequivalence was already endorsed, there are a total of 4,631 incentive drugs as of October, showing an increase of ...
New consultative body to discuss drug pricing system eyed
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Monday it will newly set up a consultative body with representatives from the government, industry and medical circles to revise the current drug-pricing plan takes effect last ...
Ministry’s probe raises suspicions
The Ministry of Health and Welfare will bring criminal charges against ten drug makers who benefitted several hundreds of billion won from the manufacture of generics with better prices, despite the use of some cheap ...
Government to slash drug prices by 14% on average
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Monday that it plans to slash the price of about half the drugs on the market by an average of 14 percent. The plan is scheduled to take effect April 1.
The price cuts will b...
Prices of 7,500 insured-covered drugs to be lowed
In a move that is likely to curb current growth prospects for the local pharmaceutical industry, the government said Monday that it plans to cut drug prices by an average of 14% starting in 2012 as part of its efforts...
Government to expand coverage of ESD surgery
The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA() announced Monday that the revised guideline for endoscopic submucosal dissections (ESD), surgery used for treating early stage stomach cancer, will take effec...
Health ministry to appeal imaging equipment case
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said it will file an appeal against a court’s ruling in favor of hospitals over the cancellation of reduced testing machine fees.
The ministry’s decision came several days after t...
Scoliosis victims rise in teenagers
A growing number of teenagers are experiencing scoliosis, health officials said recently.
Scoliosis is a common medical condition in which a person’s spine is curved from side to side, causing the spine to appear s...
Government urged to protect local pharmaceutical industry
Korea needs to assess the damage that its free trade deals with the United States would cause in local pharmaceutical sector in the future and map out proper countermeasures prior to passage of a bill covering the KOR...
