News About: Pharm. Affairs
Ban on opened package drug sales to be deferred one more year.
As the provisional obligation for the drug makers to produce small package drugs has been decided for one year probation period, the ban on opened package drug sales at drug wholesalers will be deferred for same perio...
Medical circles to brake 6 year pharmacy school projects.
Korea Medical Association and Korea Oriental Medical Association jointly presented an opposing statement to MOHW on April 14 against the burgeoning 6 year pharmacy school system that currently promoted by the pharmaci...
Prescriptions of contra-indicated drugs not NHI reimbursable.
The prescription dispensing containing any contra-indicated drugs may not be NHI reimbursable and therefore pharmacists have to consult with prescribing physicians prior to dispensing such prescriptions for an appropr...
Remnant stocks in retail pharmacies on the rise.
Because of the drug wholesaler's rejection to supply of divided drug stocks, many retail pharmacies have faced with difficulties in keeping efficient stock inventories.
Despite the working rules of the pharmaceutic...
Cumulated stocks to aggravate wholesaler's management.
Although the government policy induces more small package drugs available, ever piled stocks at wholesaler's shelves have made their business far difficult. In fact, a part of foreign multinational drug corporations h...
Pharmacists fret over excessive prescription of psychotropics in common cold
As excessive use of psychotropic drugs in the treatment of light disease, such as common cold, has been favored by some doctors since the implementation of SDP function in 2000, proprietors of pharmacy have called for...
72% of pharmacists never substitute drugs on prescriptions for others
72% of the pharmacists in the field have never substitute drugs on physician's prescription for other generics, indicating that the relevant provisions including the post reporting obligation for substituted dispensin...
79% of pharmacists to favor Uri party.
KPCA, a pharmacist community, surveyed the forthcoming April 15 general election against pharmacists from March 24 to 31 through KPAC website and found that 96% would vote and 79.2% favored Uri party.
The survey a...
Pharmacy's intentional default hit fatal blow to pharmacy circles
"B" pharmacy located at Bujeon dong, Busan city, intentionally defaulted about 2 billion won of credits for drug makers and wholesalers. The pharmacist kept a normal business up until 10 p.m. on March 29 and suddenly ...
Seven pharmacists to run for next month's parliamentary elections
Amid the domestic political turmoil following the passage of the impeachment motion against President Roh Moo-hyun in the National Assembly, seven pharmacists plus ten pharmacist-related families officially re...
