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MOHW to designate 10 contraindicated ingredients in specific age brackets
The MOHW announced on January 16 that the following ingredients should not be prescribed to the corresponding age groups in parenthesis, together with 162 items which should not be concurrently used with other drugs:
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HIRA to keep low pricing on EDI fees.
Health Insurance Review Agency (HIRA) took a top executive level meeting representing to 5 medical and pharmaceutical organizations such as KMA, Korea Hospital Association, Korea Dental Medical Association, Korea Orie...
1,259 drugs to delete from NHI reimbursement.
Taking effect from Feb. 1, 2004 the total 1,259 drugs will be deleted from the NHI reimbursement schedule due to no production so far.
HIRA announced a public notification titled "NHI reimbursable or non-reimbursab...
MOHW to reduce cancer patients' out-of-pocket money to 20%
The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that from January 1st 2004, the medical insurance costs of 300,000 cancer patients were lowered to 20 percent from 30-50 percent during their medical diagnosis as outpatien...
Pharmaceutical companies put focus on technically feasible technologies
Shaking off the severe slump last year and promoting export drive in future, major pharmaceutical firms said in their 2004 first-generic strategies that they would target higher sales growth this year within a short p...
Choong-wae Pharm signs oral itraconazole deal with Japan
Choong-wae Pharm said on January 14 that it signed with Sawai Pharm, the largest generic maker in Japan, for the license-out and supply of oral itraconazole.
Officials at Choong-wae Pharm noted that this agreement...
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NHI prices for 1,723 drugs to be changed.
The MOHW announced on Jan. 14 that under the newly revised provision the NHI prices for the total 1,723 drugs from 338 companies would be changed from Feb. 1, which included 114 new drugs from 67 companies.
Howe...
Neighbour clinics prescribe 4.05 drugs per patient on average.
According to the HIRA report dated on Jan. 14, 2004 titled "Propriety review on medication payment in 2003", an average number of drugs prescribed by most of neighbour clinics showed a slight declining tendency with a...
Health-related civil group to join fourth WSF in Mumbai of India
A civic group for promotion of people's health and welfare said that its 58 delegations will participate in the fourth World Social Forum (WSF) to be held in Mumbai of India between January 16 and January 21, 2004.
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