All Type of News
Brisk sale on injectable devices is seen
Following a tougher pharmaceutical inspection of the Korea Food and Drug Administration on KGMP-accredited firms every year, pharmaceutical equipment makers project that a number of pharmaceutical firms may replace th...
6 therapeutic groups including multiple metabolic drugs to review.
The drug review in 2004 was projected for 6 therapeutical groups including 4 combined mutli-metabolic drugs and 2 artificial irrigational drugs, the KFDA announced.
4 combined multi-metabolic drugs (Code No. 390) i...
Typhoon 'Maemi' swept 33 pharmacies in Yeosoo area.
Typhoon "Maemi" struck fatal blows at 33 pharmacies leaving them submerged with flood at a high tidal occasion in Yeosoo area in Cheonnam province, giving the most serious damages to the districts of Central, Seokang,...
Drug wholesalers in Busan and Kyeongnam province critically damaged by typhoon.
Typhoon "Maemi" swept up not only retail pharmacies in Busan and Kyeongnam province but also drug wholesalers, especially for the biological preparations. Accordingly, the post KGSP supervision has to be postponed, th...
Annual health insurance revenue of community clinic totals 280 million won on average
A community clinic earned 280 million won as an average health insurance revenue in 2002, according to a report released by Kim Hong-shin, a member of the National Assembly's Health and Welfare Committee (See ...
Health insurance allowance possible for Arimidex as second-line treatment for early breast cancer
AstraZeneca Korea said that Arimidex (anastrozole), a typical three-generation adjuvant for the treatment of postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive early breast cancer, may be reimbursable following the r...
KPA opposing doctor's dispensing practice
The Korea Pharmaceutical Association said that it strongly opposes a proposed revision of the current Medical Law to incorporate doctor's drug dispensing to medical practice, which was recently issued by Rep. Park Shi...
Nation wide SARS system in operation.
Immediately upon releasing the first SARS relapse news from Singapore, the NIH announced that the SARS surveillance system be in operation from Sept. 9.
Complying to the WHO's warning that SARS might recur during t...
Personal informations of NHI subscribers drain off.
The NHI subscriber's personal informations were released by the NHIC officials according to the data presented to the National Assembly from the NHIC in the process of government administration auditing.
Rep. Kim S...
Drug companies foreseeing SARS's relapse for bull market.
The Singapore government announced the SARS relapse whereas coincidentally a few days before Dr. Lee Jong-wook, the WHO secretary general had warned its recurrence possibility in the 54th meeting of the WHO West Pacif...
