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GSK Korea sponsored symposia for Avandamet
GSK Korea said it has sponsored symposia in commemoration of launching in Korea of Avandamet tablet (rosiglitazone maleate + metformin), type 2 diabetes medication, from next month.
For more convenient prescription...
NHIC: 1,480 billion won of surplus balance in 2003.
Since its establishment of the NHIC the financial balance has shown the first surplus in 2003 according to the NHIC announcement on Mar. 8
The NHIC reported that the total revenue in 2003 was 17,578,400 million wo...
Seoul Wholesale Association to prosecute unqualified drug sales.
Seoul Pharmaceutical Wholesale Association found wholesalers who were selling drugs by unqualified personnels according to the self-surveillance team who conducted inspections in several areas and prosecuted them incl...
Revenue in National Health Insurance Corporation moving toward positive terrain
The National Health Insurance Corporation posted the cumulative surplus of 629.7 billion won in its January and February revenues (377.0 billion wo...
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Patch-type preparations being spotlighted at pharmacy market
The domestic pharmacy market for patch-type preparations dental whitening solutions, anti-wrinkle and anti-hangover products has been ballooning , market sources said recently.
A forerunner among the domestic pat...
Health insurance allowance possible for Visudyne
The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced recently revised terms for health insurance allowance for Novartis Korea's Visudyne (verteporfin) for the treatment of predominantly classic form of age-related macular deg...
Administrative measures against illegal pharmacy bills to be adjusted
MOHW intends to revise the enforcement decree and the working rule of the NHI Act covering that the penal guidelines including the business suspension and fine penalty against the illegal bills would be seemingly bala...
KFDA to prosecute adulterated health functional food makers.
KFDA detected adulterated health functional foods of which the manufacturers advertently put laxatives to sell as a functional food for the treatment of obesity and chronic constipation. The product contained with Sod...
Novartis Korea to import Lamisil in finished form.
So far Lamisil, an anti-fungal drug, was locally manufactured by Novartis Korea but it's 125mg strength will be imported in a finished package form from Mar. 4 this year.
The package unit of Lamisil was 100 tablet...
Korea Health Food Association to toughen health food advertisement layout rules
Korea's health food makers will face a tougher advertisement layout rules from the Korea Health Food Association, industry sources said recently.
The KHFA said that of the 93 items whose advertisement layouts were ...
