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Establishment of emergency drug accident squad eyed
The KFDA plans to operate an emergency drug accident squad in a bid to wash out the people's uneasiness associated with drug accident in a rapid and systematical manner.
The squad, which will be established within...
Transition Committee to form Task Force Team for quality of life.
The President Transition Committee set up a task force team for improvement of the people's quality of life under the social and cultural subcommittee (the secretary of general: Kwon Ki-hong).
The Subcommittee had...
Wholesale Association insists to keep indirect drug supply system.
The Korea Pharmaceutical Wholesale Association (Association) recently proposed to the MOHW for the current provision of "the ban on direct drug supply to hospital" as prescribed in the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act to be...
Standard bioequivalence protocols formulated for 52 ingredients
The National Toxicity Research Institute (NTRI) of the Korea Food and Administration said that standard bioequivalence protocols, which are scheduled to be applied next month, has been recently completed for 52 ingred...
Loss of drug dispensing charges aggravate pharmacy management
Influenced by significantly reduced drug dispensing charges that have been implemented from this January, many pharmacies near at large hospitals are feared that the actually reduced reimbursement of their dispensing ...
Establishment of new traditional drug R&D center eyed
Chechun City in Chungbuk Province said the establishment of a new traditional drug R&D assistance center by the year 2005 is being promoted in an area of 6,600㎡ within a regional industry complex of Chechun.
For th...
KPA's key issues for generic drug prescriptions and substituted dispensing.
The Korea Pharmaceutical Association set up the new year key projects that focused on the expansion of the prescriptions written in generic names and the substituted dispensing in the Policy Planning Team's meeting o...
Korea BioCenter to be opened in Scotland during January 2004
The Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association and Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) held on January 16 a joint symposium on the mutual cooperation of bioindustry between Korea and Scotland and e...
Chronic leukemia patients calling for expanded insurance benefit
The group of leukemia patients, Glivec publicity group and civil organizations staged a rally in front of the Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) on January 16, urging that more insurance benefits be provided to...
250 billion won of pharmacy franchise business.
It is estimated that the market size of pharmacy franchise business this year reaches to the level of 250 billion won. Its ground was well built up last year and now they are attempting to a great leap along with all ...
