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Drug labelling to ameliorate for more consumer centered.
The drug outer package will be changed in which all descriptions should be designed for more consumer's conveniencies in big letter sizes and the administration precaution be moved to show from the inserted direction ...
KFDA approves GSK’s Paxil CR for use in PMDD and social anxiety disorder
The Korea Food and Drug Administration said it has approved GSK’s Paxil (paroxetine HCl) controlled-release tablets for the treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) and social anxiety disorder in addition t...
Number of pharmacies totals 19,584
The Health Insurance Review Agency says that as of the end of this June, there are a total of 19,584 pharmacies across the nation, showing a gradual increase compared with 18,494 in May 2002 and 18,974 in Ma...
KT&G hiding smoking risk facts for long time.
A claim has raised now that the Korea Monopoly Agency and Korea Tobacco & Ginseng Corporation (KT&G) already well knew but suppressed to unveil the tobacco's health risk facts including the lung cancers and its intoxi...
Pharmaceutical sales showing strong momentum despite sluggish economy
Amid depressed OTC demand and a slumping economy since the implementation of a system of separating drug dispensing from medical practice in 2000, sales by pharmaceutical firms have been gradually gaining momentum fro...
Norvasc and Amaryl generics on hot competition.
A competitive market entry of many patent expired products bursted into its flames in the market far earlier than expected.
Amrlodipine and Glipiramide generics successfully obtained the NHI reimbursement price app...
Chong Kun Dang develop novel formulation technology for amlodipine
Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Co. said it has filed a Korean patent application (No. 10-2004-0048208) related to a process of synthesizing high-purity amlodipine maleate with less impurities.
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Application for International Recognized Test Lab. filed by KFDA.
The KFDA said that an application for the International Recognised Test Laboratory of Biological Drugs under the ISE/IEC 17025 system (General requirements for the qualification of the test and rectification laborator...
Number of employed pharmacy graduates tops 80.6% in 2004
The number of employed pharmacy college graduates this year accounted for 80.6 percent, placing sixth rank in the nationwide employment rate of 121 four-year university majors.
In the recent education-related forum...
Ephedra-containing oriental cold drugs in dispute
Recently, the Korea Doctors for Democratic Society claimed that a large amount of oriental cold remedies containing ephedra has been without restriction released to the market as OTC products and called on the governm...
