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KPDA to actively get ready for low margin and serial number system
The Korea Pharmaceutical Distribution Association(KPDA) will intensively seek for active measures about current pending issues, such as low margins from pharmaceutical companies, the serial number system and legislati...
Pharmaceutical Product Approval Renewal to select subject in safety and efficacy
As the pharmaceutical product approval renewal system started last year, pharmaceutical products will be selectively evaluated if necessary in safety and efficacy, instead of periodic drug evaluations.
The Ministry o...
Rare and/or incurable disease patients will be allowed to import narcotics for self-care
A system will be revised for rare and/or incurable disease patients to import narcotics or psychotomimetic agents on their own if necessary for self-care.
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety(MFDS), on the 5th, pre-a...
MFDS extends range of contact drug manufacturing services for biologics
The range of subjects to outsource production of biologics will be extended, and they will specially acquire product approval if these biologics are orphan drugs.
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety(MFDS) recently r...
Last meeting for adjustment of the emergency household medicine list
The deliberative committee for adjustment of the emergency household medicine list, which had been carried out for a year and delayed for 6 months, is getting closer to the final meeting.
In the circumstance where it...
Hanmi Pharm acquires indication of enlarging the girth for ‘Gugu Fil’
Hanmi Pharm will launch ‘Gugu Fil,’ a hyaluronic acid(HA) filler that enlarges girth of the penis for 1 year at most for the urological purpose, and extend the company’s urological treatment lineup.
‘Gugu Fil’ was la...
A pharmaceutical company awards ‘Mercedes’ for excellent sales performance
Mercedes-Benz appeared as a reward for excellent employees in the pharmaceutical field. The pharmaceutical company is Korea Prime Pharm.
Korea Prime Pham(CEO Byung-Yoon Hyun) awarded ‘Mercedes-Benz E200’ to Team Lead...
MFDS’s long-term ‘two track’ plan in case of Lipiodol drug price negotiation breakdown
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety(MFDS) announced that they were preparing the long-term ‘two-track’ plan in case of a breakdown of the Lipiodol drug price negotiation which has recently caused issues by supply sus...
Police says, “It is impossible to install remote drug dispensers at pharmacies”
While the Ministry of Strategy and Finance(MOSF) has caused controversy with the extension of emergency household medicines and installation of remote drug dispensers, it was confirmed in the government’s response tha...
7 new drugs approved in 1st half of the year
In the first half of the year, 7 new drugs including CJ HealthCare’s antiemetic ‘Akingio Cap’ reportedly acquired approval.
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety(MFDS) announced on the 3rd that they approved total 7 n...
