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KFDA approves five ingredients used in health foods
The Korea Food and Drug Administration announced on September 14 that it has approved five ingredients for the formulation of health foods in addition to sardine peptide and xylitol (see the following table), ...
Janssen Korea to market contraceptive patchJanssen Korea announced it will sell in Korea a contractive patch Evra, developed by Ortho-MaNeil Pharmaceutical Inc.
The patch contains norelgestromin and ethinylestradiol, ...
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New antiglaucoma drug to go on sale
Allergan Korea said it will launch via its local agent Samil Pharm Lumigan (bimatoprost ophthalmic solution) 0.03%, which is indicated for the reduction of elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with open-ang...
MOHW mulls real name system in herbal drug distribution.
To upgrade the herbal drug distribution system, quality controls and checking of hazardous contaminants and to protect people from administering unsafe herbal drugs, the MOHW is positively considering the adoption of ...
Dong-A, SK Pharm to promote anti-impotence medication launchings
Domestic Pharmaceutical firms are expected to launch their anti-impotence drugs, possibly in 2005 and thereafter, to challenge the increasing presence of foreign-invested pharmaceutical firms, which have marked Viagra...
Health ministry to select five officials via open recruitment system
The Ministry of Health and Welfare unveiled its plan on September 12 to select five posts in the ministry via open recruitment system - social & welfare section, drug policy section, food policy section, cancer manage...
Ministry reviews minimum actually transacted price system
The Ministry of Health and Welfare will review the overall state of the actually transacted minimum price system, which has been implemented since November 1999 with an aim to ensure better financial stability in the ...
3 key issues on the corporate pharmacy establishment surfaced.
A corporate pharmacy to be soon introduced has emerged as a top issue to the pharmacy practitioner communities, attracting keen interests from many pharmacists in the field, which may trigger an enormous change in the...
Pharmaceutical Affairs Act to revise by the year end.
The government plans to revise the pharmaceutical affairs act by the end of this year covering the establishment permission of a corporate pharmacy and an integrated drug information center.
The Ministry of Governm...
Factive to launch in the U. S. markets.
LG Life Science (President: Yang Heung-joon) announced that Factive, an antibacterial quinolone, would launch it's commercial release anytime soon after the U. S. FDA approval in April this year.
The market volume...
