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Sales of PPA drugs may little impact to industries.
The recent scandals on cold remedies containing PPA (phenylpropanolamine) may not give any serious impact to the total sales of drug companies according to an analysis of Hanyang Security Co.
The analysis indicat...
NHI to reimburse yearly 26,200 thousand cases of PPA drugs.
The annual average NHI reimbursement for the PPA drugs during the past 3 years from 2001 to 2003 was 26,200 thousand cases billed by pharmacies and hospitals.
According to the HIRA's report to Rep. Ahn Myeong-ok of...
Famciclovir patent dispute in Korea
Novaris's Korean subsidiary, Novartis Korea, has initiated legal action against Kyungdong Pharm, which is commercializing generic version of its antiviral agent, Famvir (famciclovir). The suit, which was filed to the ...
Stiefel Korea's Stieva-A cream acquires additional indication for treatment of photoaging
Stiefel Korea has received from the Korea Food and Drug Administration an additional approval for its anti-acne cream, Stieva-A cream (trentinoin) for the first time in Korea, as a treatment to assist in reducing cert...
Korea urged to prevent linked epidemics of overweight and diabetes
Korea, which belongs to a same geographical group with China and Vietnam, must act to halt the rise in overweight and obesity with increasing Westernization, as obesity is associated with numerous health complications...
Diabetic care and assessed by health economic approach.
Under the circumstances of rapidly rising diabetics as a result of the life style changes and the entry of aging society, it is pointed out by many experts that a health economic approach may suggest a way to prevent...
KPA seeks for compulsory smaller packaging units of solid forms
Recently, the Korea Pharmaceutical Association unveiled its plan to push for a compulsory smaller packaging unit system of solid forms (tablets and capsules) as part of its efforts to cope with surging stockpiles of d...
Speed of symptom relief viewed as primary concern for chronic bronchitis patients
A recent European six-country survey of 1,100 ACEB (acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis) patients, conducted by Psyma International Medical Marketing Research and sponsored by Bayer HealthCare, revealed that mor...
SK Chemical to agree exclusive distribution of TMX-67.
SK Chemical and SK pharmaceutical division made a technical licence agreement with Japanese Deijin on July 13 for an exclusive distribution of TMX-67 (febuxostat) in Korea, a new compound for the treatment of gout, th...
Pharmacy school plan to extend curriculum will take place in 2009
The Education Ministry reaffirmed that the hotly debated plan to extend curriculum of pharmacy college from four to six years will be implemented in 2009, now that the presidential decree of high school education law ...
