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Debt-ridden health insurance finance turns into black in first half
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said recently that the finance of National Health Insurance Corporation turned out to be in black ink during the first half of this year, thanks much to the fullest cooperation from ...
Anti-impotence drug market to be contested by three multinational firms
Business sources say that the domestic market for oral anti-impotence drugs is soon likely to emerge as an arena of tripartite competition among foreign-invested pharmaceutical firms.
More recently, the Korea Food ...
Pharmaceutical companies gearing up sports marketingSome domestic pharmaceutical firms are willing to adopt sports marketing-related strategies including marathon events which have been led by company's sports-lover groups, as pa...
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1% point rise in national pension premium.
The national pension premium for the regional resident subscribers may rise by 1% point up (7%) from the current 6% over the subscriber's standard monthly incomes taking effects from July 1, 2003.
Accordingly, the ...
Oriental Medical Service Fostering Act passed through National Assembly.
The oriental medical service fostering act proposed by Rep. Kim Seong-soon of MDP finally passed through the National Assembly on July 15.
The new provisions for supporting the oriental medicine will be enforced in...
KFDA to promote substitute dispensing of drugs
The Korea Food and Drug Administration said it is pushing for a plan to increase the number of bioquivalence-exempted items which will be subject to drug equivalence without bioquivalence testing, as part of efforts t...
AstraZeneca Korea president resigns
Lee Yang-bok, president of AstraZeneca Korea, resigned the post on June 18 and Philipe Meyer, marketing director at an Asia-Pacific region, will assume the presidency for the time being, the Korean subsidiary said rec...
Locally-developed Botulinum toxin injection is under phase III trials
Pacific Pharm said it formed a strategic alliance with Meditox, a local bioventure firm developing Botulinum toxin injection for the fourth time in the world.
According to Pacific Pharm undertaking the license proc...
Ministry of Environment to check free disposal bags.
A free disposal bag use at pharmacies will be intensively inspected by the Ministry of Environment from July 21 through the regional governments.
The free disposable bag was prohibited to use from July l this year ...
Internet review on charges for common cold to enforce as planned.
Despite a harsh backlash of the medical community, the internet review by the HIRA over the medical bills for a common cold treatment seems to be enforced from Aug. 1 this year as planned in view of its internal work ...
