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Offering of certification mark for bioequivalence-tested drugs sought
The Korea Food and Drug Administration has recently announced it plans on the offering of certification mark for bioequivalence-tested drugs in a bid to promote the active participation of many pharmaceutical firms in...
Products for children's stature growth on hot competition.
A lot of nutritional supplement food products for the children's stature growth are now in market with severe competition, starting "Long Keybon" developed by Chongkundang in 1999 formulated with some herbal drugs, th...
First probable SARS case discovered in Korea
The National Institute of Health said a man, who returned home from Beijing in the morning of April 28, was classified as a probable patient with severe acute respiratory syndrome as his symptom match the criteria by ...
HIRA's standards for SARS review to be adjusted stepwise.
The Health Insurance Review Agency announced in the explanatory meeting for the review standards over the SARS for outpatients at the Coex convention center on April 29 that the review should be supplemented and gradu...
KPMA to reject the lowest actual transaction pricing system.
The KPMA admitted with a whopping backlash that the NHI drug price slashes applying the post management system for the lowest actual transaction drug price ultimately caused the pharmaceutical industry to collapse.
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Government vowing to combat SARS
Prime minister Goh Kun recently announced a series of measures to curb a potential outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), in parallel with a revision of quarantine regulations to combat the deadly disea...
Illegal shelf-life changes of imported drugs on critical problems.
The shelf-life of some imported drugs were found illegally manipulated according to the KPA inferior drug report center. The shelf-life label which already expired was fraudulently replaced with another sticker with o...
Domestic wholesaling industry calling for eased regulations of drug distribution cooperatives
Business sources say that in the midst of rapidly growing number of small-sized wholesalers up to 15-20 a month, the increased role of drug distribution cooperatives and wholesalers' joint drug distribution network wi...
KFDA announces Novartis Korea's verteporphin as first bulk drug at eligible foreign plant
The Korea Food and Drug Administration notified via Internet on April 28 that Novartis Korea's verteporphin (drug for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration) is the first pharmaceutical bulk material produc...
Expansion of standard manufacturing rules on drugs, etc. eyed
The Korea Food and Drug Administration said it would expand the scope of the standard manufacturing rules on drugs, etc. as part of measures to promote over-counter-drugs (OTCs) in the domestic pharmaceutical industry...
