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Revisions Called for Usage Precautions on 196 Pharmaceutical Items
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) announced on December 30th that it has released instructions on revising the drug usage precautions for 196 pharmaceutical products from 13 active ingredient categories, b...
Domestic Mortality Rate from Diabetes Increases
According to a recent report by the Korea National Statistical Office (KNSO), the domestic mortality rate caused by diabetes has increased significantly over the 10-year period from 1993 to 2003, whereas the mortality...
Clinics of General Medical Practice Shows Highest Closure Rate in Pusan
In a recent survey conducted by Plus Clinic, a domestic medical management consulting firm, the number of healthcare providers medical and dental clinics, hospitals, and oriental medicine clinics in Pusan, the natio...
Three Domestic Johnson & Johnson Affiliates Lend Help on Disaster Stricken People
To aid those people and children in the disaster stricken areas from the recent massive quake-driven tsunamis in the Southeast Asia, three domestic Johnson & Johnson affiliates Janssen Korea, Johnson & Johnson Korea,...
KFDA to Strengthen Quality Inspections on Pharmaceuticals in the Market
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) recently expressed its plans to strengthen the current administrative efforts on ensuring high qualities of pharmaceutical products that are currently being available in t...
Total Production by Domestic Biotechnology Sector at 2.791 Trillion Won
The Year 2003 total production level of the domestic biotechnology sector is determined at 2.791 trillion won, which is an increase of 9.8% from the Year 2002 level of 1.893 trillion won, according to a report by the ...
Statistics Show Number of Doctors and Dentists Increase
Based on the statistical data for Year 2003, the total number of medical doctors, oriental doctors, and dentists have increased by 3.6 times, 4.8 times, and 5.6 times, respectively, from the Year 1980.
The total n...
Cancer Related NHI Expenditures Exceed 800 Billion Won for Year 2003
The National Health Insurance Corporation (NHIC) recently released the statistical data on the Year 2003 National Health Insurance (NHI) actual budgetary expenditures incurred on behalf of the cancer patients who were...
More Retail Pharmacies Adopt Drug Store Format
It is determined that about 30% of the pharmacies have converted their retail structures to the general drug store type since the separation of dispensary from the medical practices, and that their conversions have yi...
Inclusion of MRI Test under NHI Reimbursable Item Now Final
The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) recently completed its effort to include the MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) test to the National Health Insurance (NHI) list of reimbursable items, by finalizing the medical...
