News About: Goverment
Government to allow OTC drugs at specific places
The government is considering allowing the over-the-counter (OTC) drugs at specific places as people have demanded the legal sale of non-prescription medicine at retail stores.
To tackle the restricted access at ni...
Government to expand DUR coverage to OTC products
Starting from July, the current Drug Utilization Review (DUR) system will cover the over-the-counter (OTC) drugs as well as prescription drugs at pharmacy, the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) sai...
Supermarkets to sell drugs in May
Next month, people will be able to buy digestion pills or cough drops at nearby drugstores or state-designated convenience stores on holidays or at night-time.
“It is quite necessary for consumers to have easy acce...
Prices of 641 drugs to be reduced from June
The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs said Monday that health insurance prices of 641 drugs will be reduced from June by around 0.68 percent.
For the reassessment and cutbacks of the drug prices the mi...
Change in academic system of pharmacy school emphasized
The 6-year academic system at pharmacy appears inevitable in propping up the quality of education, said a professor who visited Cheong Wa Dae Wednesday, together with other professors at engineering college.
In a m...
Government seeking to strength service industry
The government will announced a set of measures to improve the corporate environment and develop the services industry, which includes speeding up deregulation to allow over-the-counter drugs at supermarkets.
In an...
Government to check actual purchase price at hospital
The government will check the actual purchase price of drugs supplied to medical institutions from June based on transaction data between drug makers and hospitals, the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (...
Health insurance premium angers salaried workers
There is mounting discontent in salaried workers receiving less paychecks Monday as the National Health Insurance Corp. retroactively deducted additional premiums from paychecks of salaried workers this month to refle...
Health insurance coverage for medication to fall from September
Starting in September 1, fees for medication prescribed by general hospitals will rise by 50 percent as part of a government move to discourage patients with relatively minor illnesses from frequently visiting big med...
Private health insurance market size hovers at 33 trillion won
Korea's private insurance market is expected to grow further as its market size in 2008 reached 33.4 trillion won, according to the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs.
In a forum held on Thursday, the in...
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