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HIRA to notify bill review via internet.
Taking effects from Jan. 2004 the HIRA will notify their bill review outcomes to all medical institutions via internet starting from Jan. 2004. So far, the review notification has been made via written letters.
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HIRA to authorize Withpharm's pharmacy administration software.
Withpharm announced on Dec. 27 that the pharmacy administration software was officially approved by the Health Insurance Review Agency on Dec. 22.
The software program contains not only the HIRA's reviewing points...
Sales of counterfeit anti-impotence drug on the prevalence.
A lot of counterfeit anti-impotence drugs with poor qualities are available in the market according to the KFDA announcement on Dec. 29.
The KFDA said that Cialis (E. Lilly Korea), which was authorized to import o...
Health minister remains in office
President Roh Moo-hyun conducted a minor reshuffle of his Cabinet and Cheong Wa Dae on December 28, replacing three ministers and one senior presidential official but Minister of Health and Welfare Kim Hwa-joong stays...
Government to raise 6-day drug dispensing charge to 4,530 won for inpatient next year
The government said that in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 4, Article 42 of the National Health Insurance Law, the average six-day drug dispensing charge per inpatient in 2004 will increase by 130 won to ...
Establishment of new drug information center eyed
The Ministry of Health and Welfare unveiled its plan to establish a new drug information center, which will be actively promoted from next year.
In the fourth meeting with the drug distribution reform group at Kore...
Rare disease patients to pay 20% less from new year.
Taking effect from Jan. 1, 2004 the ambulatory patients suffering from rare disorders like cancers, Parkinson's disease may pay 20% less than the previous year, which also includes dispensing charges too according to ...
Sudo and Schnell Korea reported business losses.
During the shareholder's meeting of the pharmaceutical companies for the fiscal year ended in Sept. 30 (Oct. 1, 2002 to Sept. 30, 2003), Sudo pharmaceutical company reported 16,160 million won of sales and losses in o...
KMA: nationwide rally for optional dispensing planned on Feb. 22.
The medical circle seems to have a nationwide rally on Feb. 22 next year for calling for the government to adopt "Optional dispensing program" along with the overall reform of the National Health Insurance system. Und...
KFDA announces results of vaccine re-evaluation study
Adverse reaction events have been observed from domestic vaccine preparations produced by eight pharmaceutical firms including Boryung Biopharma and Dongshin Pharm, according to a report released by the Korea Food and...
