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Local study confirms safety, efficacy of Cardura XL
The Korean Urological Association said in its recent issue that a local study affirmed that Pfizer Korea's Cardura XL (doxazosin mesylate) is safe and effective for its indications of high blood pressure and benign pr...
Janssen Korea to launch Velcade, a new cancer drug.Janssen Korea announced that an anti-cancer drug of new mode of action, Velcade (bortezomib) injection, would be launched from Sept. 1 for the treatment of multiple myeloma. Vel...
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Launch of Andriol Testocaps announced
Organon Korea said it will launch in Korea an oral Andriol Testocaps (testosterone undecanoate) medication for the treatment of climacteric disorders in men, including testosterone deficiency such as hypogonadism, and...
Dan-Dan Pack event by Bayer and GSK Korea 2004
Bayer and GSK recently launched a special sales promotional campaign for Levitra, an impotence drug, by claiming themselves as a Male Sexual Health Keeper. They declared diverse programs on the subject of "Male Sexual...
Positive list system on reimbursable drugs recommended
The current negative list system of reimbursable drugs should be changed into the positive list system in the mid- and long-term, as part of undertaking the effective management of drug costs in the nation's healthcar...
55% of impotence patients having sex on Saturday.
According to a survey conducted by Lilly Korea against 120 impotence patients in Seoul and Gyeonggi provincial areas, the respondents had sex on Saturday by 55%, on Friday by 23% and on Sunday by 12%, showing about 90...
MOHW to establish Drug Safety Policy Review Council.
The MOHW set up Drug Safety Policy Review Council for the objectives of keeping a sustained information and review on drug safety, thereby protecting the people from any possible drug adverse reactions and enabling th...
FTC to screen unfairness in contract between Zuellig and wholesalers
The Korea Drug Wholesalers Association said that after jconsultation with its lawyers it has requested the Fair Trade Commission to examine the unfairness of some provisions in the controversial contract executed betw...
KFDA urge to insert 'precaution in use' in public drug advertisement
The Korea Food and Drug Administration said on August 30 that it has called on the Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association not to delete the current phrase 'precaution in use' in the public drug advertisements ...
Domestic drug makers' rush to antihypertensive and antidiabetic drugs market
Stimulated by the government policy to provide preferential treatment for generic and bioequivalence-tested drugs, a number of drug makers are rushing to introduce generic versions of Pfizer's Novarsc and Handok Pharm...
