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Government to streamline pharmaceutical affairs law
The Korea Food and Drug Administration said that its pharmaceutical research group, which was set up in October of last year, has streamlined corresponding regulations and provisions pertaining to the existing...
Bio-equivalent drugs helps NHI finance saving.
An increased number of drugs proven of its bio-equivalency to the original drugs and due extended scope of physician's prescriptions have greatly contributed to save the National Health Insurance (NHI) fund
The ph...
Large conglomerates rush to expand pharmacy service
With the imminent pharmacy market opening to foreign competition and heated discussion on corporate pharmacies, domestic large companies are trying to beef up their pharmacy b...
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Working conditions of hospital residents to scrutinize.
The Korea Hospital Association (KHA) will search all teaching hospitals across the nation over the working conditions including educational and training practices for hospital residents to improve their educational en...
Onnuri offers one-stop mobile marketing service
Onnuri pharmacy chain firm said it is now providing its mobile marketing service to help proprietors of pharmacy manage their customers effectively based on mobile phone numbers registered in on-pharm database.
Ac...
Lawmakers propose amendment bill for compulsory use of drug safety container and package
A total of 12 lawmakers, members of the Health and Welfare Committee, submitted on July 20 to the National Assembly an amendment bill of Pharmaceutical Affairs Law, to this effect that all drug manufacturers or import...
Pharmacists may advise discontinuance of prescribed medications.
The MOHW made it clear that it would be possible for pharmacists to advice any discontinuance of medication that was prescribed by physicians for patients, after interpreting that such a pharmacist's advice activity f...
KFDA in dispute with domestic wholesalers on KGSP policy
Friction over KGSP policy between the Korea Food and Drug Administration and the Korea Drug Wholesalers Association has surfaced after the KFDA asked the health ministry to draft a tougher regulation on wholesaler's d...
4 in 16 most expensive places across nation found pharmacy
The official land prices in 2004 reported by the Ministry of Construction and Transportation revealed that a pharmacy store located at 4 most expensive land sites out of the total 16 in Korea. The 4 pharmacies are Gae...
1,127 reimbursable items selected as incentive drugs
The Health Insurance Review Agency announced that of 1,542 bioequivalence-tested items for the first half, 1,127 have been added to the incentive list of low-priced, substitution-dispensing drugs.
It added that the...
