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Number of new cancer patients up in 2003
A total of 6,462 people were newly diagnosed as cancer patients in 2003, up 14.7 percent a year earlier, according to a report released by the Korea Cancer Center Research.
The report showed that of the 6,462 cance...
EU poised to toughen clinical trial regulations
Korean pharmaceutical companies wishing to conduct clinical trials in the European Union will see tougher regulations with the implementation of new EU Clinical Trials Directive on May 1, according to the Korea Drug R...
Public hearing for industrial technology road map over gene therapy.
Korea Drug Research Association (Chairman: Cho Ui-whan) will have a public hearing meeting at Renaissance hotel by inviting relevant personnels from the industry, academy and research institutes and press teams at 1:3...
Stielfel Korea to commit 20% growth in 2004.
Stielfel Korea (President: Kwon Seon-ju) took the 6th workshop from April 15 to 17 at Ahnmyeon island for a new company leap, wherein each division presented reports picturing the company visions after 5 years and sha...
Domestic pharmaceutical firms mired in lackluster performance
Influenced by sluggish OTC sales amid domestic business slump after implementation of SDP function in 2000, Korean pharmaceutical firms are feeling the pinch from lower growth in sales and net incomes, while foreign-i...
Government to earmark for 2.7 billion won against contagious diseases
The Ministry of Planning and Budget said on April 18 that it will allocate a supplementary budget of 2.7 billion won to the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) as part of efforts to effective preven...
HIRA to launch ombudsman service
The Health Insurance Review Agency said on April 21 that it plans to launch its ombudsman service designed to make government responsive to complaints of citizens and medical institutions in screening and assessing dr...
KFDA found 11 companies of no quality controls.
KFDA head and regional offices jointly conducted a special cross over supervision against the total 79 pharmaceutical manufacturers for one week from Mar. 29 to April 3 by putting the total 30 pharmaceutical superviso...
Ban on opened package drug sales to be deferred one more year.
As the provisional obligation for the drug makers to produce small package drugs has been decided for one year probation period, the ban on opened package drug sales at drug wholesalers will be deferred for same perio...
Solidarity rally of drug wholesaler's CEOs
President Whang Chi-yeop of Seoul Pharmaceutical Wholesale Association took a workshop for the CEO of OTC and ethical drug wholesalers at Tower hotel on April 20 and decided a grand solidarity rally in all participati...
