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Pharmsnet to launch calcium supplement, Osteocare in Korea.Pharmsnet announced a market launching of Osteocare, the top calcium supplement product in England, combined with vitamin D and minerals (magnesium and zinc), which was official...
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Amlodipine camsylate comparable to amlodipine besylate in terms of efficacy and safety profiles
Hanmi Pharm said on June 24 that its amlodipine camsylate is comparable to Pfizer's Norvasc (amlodipine besylate) in terms of efficacy and safety profiles, adding that the former protects amlodipine from heat and mois...
Hospital management seen deteriorating
Although the nation's unionized hospital workers on June 23 agreed to end their strike after negotiations with the management on key issues, including a five-day workweek, substantial financial losses up to several bi...
KGC Sang-A denies withdrawal from domestic lip protectives market
Rumors are spreading that LipPlus, which has been manufactured by KGC (Korea Green Cross) PBM and marketed by KGC Sang-A, would be pulled out of the domestic lip protectives market within this year, but an official fr...
Il Dong CEO named Chief of Korea/New Zealand Economic Cooperation Council.
Mr. Lee Kum Ki, CEO of Il Dong and Il Dongfoodis was nominated to the chief commissioner on Korean part of the Korea and New Zealand Economic Cooperation Council.
The Council was established in 1978 for the purpose...
35 drugs out of top 50 sellers were foreign brands.
In the first half of this year 35 foreign brand drugs out of the top 50 sellers predominated local markets although domestic industries did their best according to the BASS (Bestcare, MSK) data, the first pharmaceutic...
KFDA to build drug-related license database
The Korea Food and Drug Administration said recently it will invest 180 million won to build a database involving drug-related license for six months until this December, as part of efforts to ensure a systematic mana...
Expanded health insurance allowance system to take place in July
The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced recently revised terms for the 6-month health insurance allowance in patients with chronic diseases, which will be implemented next month, following the approval of a Cabin...
Labor dispute in hospitals settled in 13 days
A 13-day strike by about 15,000 nurses and administrative workers at private hospitals ended on June 23 after labor and management negotiated through the night to iron out final thorny differences on key issues, inclu...
3 health organizations jointly formed human resource development board.
3 health organizations including National Health Insurance Corporation (NHIC), National Pension Corporation (NPC) and Health Insurance Review Agency (HIRA) took an inaugural congress for the foundation of "Korea Human...
