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National Medical Center to name as "National Central Medical Center".
National Medical Center now located in Ulchiro 6th street will be transformed as a central medical center combined with western and oriental medicines after its organization enlargement.
To this end, the MOHW alrea...
College professors to oppose crude herbal drugs for health-foods.
The Pharmacognosy Professors Association took an urgent meeting at Sukmyung Univ. on June 4 and discussed crude herbal drugs to be used as a health functional food. They made it clear that 152 herbal drugs listed in t...
KPA to hold 2003 seminar for industrial pharmacists
The Korea Pharmaceutical Association will open a seminar for pharmaceutical industrial pharmacists as a complementary educational program at the KPA's 4th floor auditorium hall under the title of "The international po...
Hair removal products to classify under quasi-drug category
The MOHW disclosed a revised draft of "Designation of Quasi-Drug" (No. 2003-78 of the MOHW public notification) in advance on June 4 covering the hair removal preparations and oral spray anti-smoking supplements to be...
Average drug sales per employee at 198 million won.
The domestic pharmaceutical industry produced 198 million won of sales per an employee, showing far lower than other general industrial average of 210 million won according to Yakup Press survey on 27 listed...
KHIPA to hold explanatory meeting for IT-BT fusion technology projects.
The Korea Health Industry Promotion Agency (KHIPA) will have an explanatory meeting for an outstanding IT-BT fusion technology at Coex Atlanatic hall from June 18 to 21 as an event of "IT Technomart 2003" sponsored by...
Product line diversification, a success key for long-term profitability.
McKinsy Korea research team comprising of Mr. Huh Ho-young, Mr. Chung Wook-jin and Ms. Song In-sook, a Korea branch of a world renowned consulting company, indicated through their article contributed to Yakup press th...
National Assembly to open 240th extraordinary session.
The National Assembly declared to open the 240th extraordinary session from June 2 to July 1, for 30 days. During the session it is anticipated to discuss over the issues covering the integration of the National Healt...
Domestic drug wholesaling firms grappling with deepening financial hardships
A series of several domestic medium-sized ethical wholesaling firms' bankruptcy has spawned a flood of nightmare that a number of wholesalers will go bankrupt amid the protracted slump in the domestic pharmaceutical m...
Controversies arise over on-the-spot inspection of health insurance allowance management agencies
There is mounting discontent among clinics and pharmacies over the current on-the-spot inspection conducted by the National Health Insurance Corporation and the Health Insurance Review Agency.
Critics have argued t...
