News About: Goverment
Government apply negative regulations on approval of IVDs
The ‘In Vitro Diagnostics(IVDs) Act’ will be separately legislated from the Medical Device Law, and negative regulations will be applied in applying approval for IVDs.
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety(MFDS) annou...
“Korean government should repeal convenient store drug policy, following Europe’s acetaminophen suspension”
Due to the recent suspension of approval for immediate-release acetaminophen medications, it was suggested in Korea that these acetaminophen products like Tylenol must be discarded from convenient stores in Korea.
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No. of inquiries for illegal drugs in the Internet increased by 34% for last 4 years
The number of inquiries reported for drugs illegally sold in the Internet to the Korea Communications Standards Commission and web portals was increased by 33.7% for the past 4 years.
Bareun Future Party Rep. Do-Ja C...
Byung-Joon Bae promoted to Social Welfare Policy Officer at MOHW’s director-level personnel reshuffle
A director-level personnel reshuffle for the Ministry of Health and Welfare(MOHW) was conducted including Director General for Welfare Policy Byung-Joon Bae’s promotion.
Through the personnel appointments on the 16th...
MOHW, “We’ll focus attention in legislating the medical device industry nurturing act”
Health and Welfare Minister Neung-Hoo Park will find out the newest trends of the medical device industry and its improvement directions by participating the opening ceremony of the 34th Korea International Medical & ...
MOHW would cancel Innovative Pharmaceutical Certificate for stock price manipulation and sexual harassment
The pharmaceutical innovation certification will be restricted and cancelled if a company is exposed of a company’s unethical activities by their employees.
On the 14th, the Ministry of Health and Welfare(Ministry Ne...
MOHW affirmed once again ‘telemedicine & parcel service for medicines’ are not allowed
The Ministry of Health and Welfare(MOHW) affirmed once again that it was impossible to request for telemedicine between patients and health care providers and ship a parcel of medicinal drugs under the current law.
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16 Korean & U.S. NGOs criticize PhRMA’s written opinion about drug price policy in FTA
16 Korean and U.S. non-governmental organizations urged to halt the discussion which threatens health rights at the Korea-US FTA renegotiation by sending public letters to Korean Trade Minister Hyun-Chong Kim and Unit...
MFDS to be reinforced 61 people to carry out government tasks in regard to job creation
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety(MFDS) will increase the number of personnel by 61 to carry out government tasks in regard to job creation.
The MFDS preannounced the ‘Partial Revision Bill to the Enforcement Regu...
Process to regulate pharmacist students to give dosage guidance during work study program
A legal base will be created for pharmacist students working in the field to give a dosage guidance.
Liberty Korea Party Rep. Sang-Hoon Kim representatively proposed the ‘Partial Revision Bill to the Pharmaceutical A...
