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Two drug makers sanctioned for non-obligation of GMP standards
The Korea Food and Drug Administration says it notified MSD Korea and GSK to have two companies suspend the importation of Cozaar Plus-F tablets and Lamictal tablets, respectively, for one month (from May 14 to April ...
Novartis wins lawsuit against government
A Seoul Court ruled that the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs should withdraw the decision to lower the price of Glivec, Switzerland based Novartis’s leukemia drug by 14 percent in September 2009.
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Government to spend 1.2 trillion won to strengthen local health and medical industries
The successful conclusion of free trade pacts between Korea, the European Union as well as the United States is expected to hurt the domestic pharmaceutical, cosmetic and medical device industries as the import tariff...
Health ministry mulls global budget payment system in phases
The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs said Thursday it is considering implementing the global budget system that had never been practiced in this country before.
In a recent forum, the health ministry ...
Drug makers to face more business suspension
Pharmaceutical companies, which are found to violate the current regulations, will be subject to more halts of business operation instead of financial penalty from the middle of this month, according to the Korea Food...
National health insurance scheme covers 34 trillion won in 2010
The medical expenditures covered by Korea’s health insurance were 33.7 trillion won last year, showing a 12.9 percent increased from 2009 (29.9 trillion won), the National Health Insurance Corporation said Monday.
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59% of ankylosing spondylitis patients feel restriction and disadvantage
Six in 10 patients suffering from ankylosing spondylitis (AE) feel restriction in social life and disadvantage, according to a survey of 1008 AE patients.
The survey, conducted by AE patient Group, was meant to loo...
Pharmacies face probe over rebates
Officials of the Ministry of Health and Welfare indicated Thursday that the antitrust organization could scrutinize the country's major pharmacies in relation to undue business practices involving pharmaceutical compa...
Could National Assembly pass a bill to designate duty pharmacies?
A National Assembly committee is expected to screen a total of 134 bills, including bills to designate duty pharmacies and expand the DUR (Drug Utilization Review) system to over-the-counter drugs.
Given that the r...
It’s time to prevent abuse of antibiotics
Last December, the government confirmed that two patients had been infected with a bacterium resistant to most antibiotics, also called a super bacterium.
The first cases of super bacterium infection in Korea prove...
