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Pharmaceutical inspection of GSP-accredited wholesalers hit snag
Although the Korea Food and Drug Administration vowed to crack down KGSP-designated wholesalers spoiling the distribution order of drugs via its intensified superintendence, there is mounting criticism that its ex pos...
Angry wholesalers showing tough stance to some pharmaceutical firms over returned goods
Pharmaceutical sources say that the recent refusal of some pharmaceutical firms on returned drugs has infuriated Seoul-based drug wholesalers and the possible show-down will likely be inevitable, if an amicable settle...
Hospital of Jaseng Oriental Medicine wins USA product patent for Sinvarometin
The Central Disc Center at Hospital of Jaseng Oriental Medicines said it won a U.S. product patient (No. 6,531,582B1) related to Sinvarometin, a novel herbal compound extracted from its Chuna therapy (combinations of ...
HIRA officials discuss some outstanding matters with KPA executives
Official at the Seoul-based Health Insurance Review Agency said that their legal screening duration on reimbursement claims will be shortened as far as possible so as not to affect the medical institutions including p...
KMA and KPA loudly opposed to Oriental Medical Policy Office.
The Korea Pharmaceutical Association (KPA) and Korea Medical Association (KMA) strongly petitioned in their joint statement to the MOHW on June 27 for the oriental medical policy office to scrap and for the health and...
HIRA's guidelines near to complete its revision.
The Health Insurance Review Agency has reviewed and finally disclosed 28 items (26 from the medical and 2 from the dental community) in the NHI revised guideline and standard after examining 42 items earlier raised by...
Incentive plans for whistleblower against unfair charges to launch in Aug.
The Korea Independent Commission against Corruption (KICAC) earlier established "The incentive plans for the whistleblower against unfair medical service charges" to enforce it from Aug 1, this year despite a harsh ba...
Foreign firms expanding firmer presence in domestic drug market
Influenced by the ongoing system of separating drug dispensing from medical practice, multinational pharmaceutical firms in Korea are growing more active in drug output, whereas domestic pharmaceutical firms have expe...
KFDA to disclose full contents of CPAC meetings from July
The Korea Food and Drug administration has announced that its homepage (www.kfda.go.kr) was already opened to the public from this July for divulging the full contents of Central Pharmaceutical Affairs Council meeting...
KPA to demand equitable punishment regulation on indication and record of prescription
The Korea Pharmaceutical Association has recently disclosed that it made a proposal to the government ahead of a prescription format committee meeting, claiming that the same administrative dispositions on indication ...
