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Number of medical institutions up
The Health Insurance Review Agency (HIRA) say that as of the end of this November there was a total of 65,373 medical institutions, up 2,639 in the same period of last year.
By category, there were 42 tert...
Dumping acts of drugs on hospital bidding require supply certificate
Pharmaceutical business sources say that as the price of a new drug was reportedly dumped by 15 to 20 percent over the normal price in the drug bidding of Ilsan Hospital, the bidding order of drugs should be re-establ...
Accompanied rising of Vitamin C sales along flu prevalence.
As flu patients are ever increasing in number these days due to extreme climate changes, the retail pharmacy enjoys a piggyback sale of vitamins, tonics and other health supplement products, gaining almost a double fo...
Education ministry is under criticism over 6-year pharmacy college education system
The Ministry of Education and Human Resources Department has disregarded a plan of a 6-year pharmacy college education system drafted by the Special Committee for improvement of Pharmaceutical Affairs System and Devel...
Two major presidential candidates to maintain the current frame of SDP function
With the presidential election only 10 days away, two major presidential candidates - Lee Hoi-chang and Roh Moo-hyun - shared their common platform of maintaining the ongoing system of separating drug dispensing from ...
Pharmacists confirmed neutral at presidential election.
The KPA confirmed that the Association would keep strictly neutral at the upcoming presidential election, and added to say, however, that they would circulate a guideline covering the respective's parties' overall hea...
Drug guidance is essential for pharmacist's function
Pharmaceutical business sources say that a pharmacist should turn their eyes to drug guidance for patients so as to firmly establish the new system of separating drug dispensing from medical practice and enhance bette...
7 out of 10 men improved erections
70% of men with erectile dysfunction improved erections after taking Levitra (vardenafil), according to the reports presented by the 5th Congress of the European Society for Sexual and Impotence Research (ESSIR) in Ha...
KFDA to reinforce GSP supervision.
The KFDA is going to put a tough administrative measure to the company where creates problems in the GSP compliances after intensifying the supervisory activities over the GSP next year.
As of today (Dec. 2002) 1,1...
KFDA to improve labeling and descriptions of prescription drugs
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) plans to improve labeling and descriptions of prescription drugs in addition to OTC products, so as to ensure that both doctors and pharmacists can accurately recognize th...
