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Government to Expand National Health Insurance Coverage
The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) recently announced of its plan towards systematic improvements in the area of the National Health Insurance (NHI) coverage allowance, where the specific details will be laid o...
Comparative Study Shows Differences Between Letrozole and Tamoxifen on Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk
The results from a recent clinical trial conducted by the Breast International Group show that Novartis' breast cancer treatment Femara (active ingredient: letrozole) provides better post-surgery protection against br...
Recommendation on Scope and Timing of Insurance Coverage Expansion Made
At the recently held conference sponsored by the National Health Insurance Corporation (NHIC), Professor Lee Geon-seh of Konkuk Medical College stressed that the government must give careful considerations towards bot...
Medical Expense for Blood Transfusion Up by 9,130 Won
In order to secure a financial coverage for ensuring safety measures on the blood transfusion service, the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) announced that the transfusion charge will increase by 9,130 won for eac...
Wholesale Practice of Discount List Selling Resurfaced
According to an inside industry source, a pharmaceutical wholesale practice of discount list selling has been resurfaced in the market, where the stated discounts are applicable to over 1,000 prescription-based ethica...
Consumer Interest Group Supports Pharmaceutical Small Packaging Requirement
The consumer interest group strongly suggests for an immediate regulatory implementation of pharmaceutical small packaging requirement, stating that both the government and the industry constituents must consider publ...
Retail Pharmacies Involved with Counterfeit Novarsc Could Avoid Legal Prosecutions
The Seoul Pharmaceutical Association (SPA) reported that the retail pharmacies purchased the counterfeit Novarsc medications from the wholesale suppliers via following the proper transaction procedures.
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Joint Reviews on Improving National Pension Fund Structure Planned
The National Pension Corporation (NPC) recently announced of its plan to form a joint task force team with the Ministry of Health and Welfare to perform a series of reviews and adjustments towards the current national...
MetaBio Registers Novel Drug Sensitivity Test Method to National Health Insurance
MetaBio Co., a domestic biotechnology venture company specialized in cancer treatments and related business, recently announced that the company's drug sensitivity test method for cancer patients has been registered t...
CJ Launches Chronic Renal Failure Medication
CJ Pharmaceutical Division announced this week that the company makes an official launching of chronic renal failure medication Kremezin in the domestic market starting February 1st, under the exclusive promotion cont...
