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Establishment of oriental medicine department at Chungnam National University remains uncertain...
Establishment of oriental medicine department at Chungnam National University remains uncertain, Health Ministry says
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said the establishment of a new oriental medicine department ...
MOCIE to select LG Household & Health Care's Claren as one of Korea's next-generation key products
The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy announced a total of 27 products (17 next-generation key items including the current 10 items with global competitiveness) for the latter half of 2003 that are/will be lea...
Number of new drug registrations getting declined.
The KFDA statistics reported that up to Oct. this year the new drug registration tolled the total 632 products including 481 ethical, 87 OTC and 63 bulk drugs, showing a declining trend, viewing the fact that an avera...
Korea Vaccine to construct WHO standard GMP plant.
Korea Vaccine Company (chairman: Huh Chang-wha) announced that a WHO standard GMP plant would be constructed in the pharmaceutical plant located in Ahnsan city. Green Cross EM, an affiliated company of Green Cross gro...
46.6% of Korean people with type-2 diabetes are developing microalbuminuria
According to presentations of the 36th International Society of Nephrology meeting at San Diego of the United States, 46.6% of Korean people with type-2 diabetes are developing microalbuminuria regardless of age or se...
Handok Pharm enjoys brisk sales in three quarters
Handok Pharm said it reaped 161.3 billion won for nine months of this year thanks to brisk sales of Amaryl (41.6 billion won vs. 30.5 billion won from a year earlier) and Tritace (18.0 billion won vs. 13.0 billion won...
Hanmi Pharm to launch first-ever testosterone replacement gel in next March
Hanmi Pharm said recently it would market a male hormone replacement therapy in March next year.
TestoGel, the first-ever testosterone replacement gel in men for conditions associated with low testosterone.
The ...
More than 800 drugs completed bio-equivalencies.
The KFDA announced that as of Nov. 11 the total 803 drugs passed through its bio-equivalency test, surpassing this year target of 800.
In 2002 the KFDA launched the 4 year implementation project for the bio equiva...
Designation standards for orphan drugs to ease.
The designation standards for new orphan drugs seem to be adjusted more easily in the future, after revising the provision of "Regulation for orphan drug designation" to ameliorate the current provision and other desi...
LG Life Sciences eyes M&A with GeneSoft within this year
LG Life Sciences might take its M&A bid to the US-based GeneSoft within this year to independently promote Factive in the global market due to the approval of additional indications, such as PRSP (Penicillin-resistant...
