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KFDA plans credit card payment system for outside research services.
The KFDA adopted a credit card payment system for all outside research services in the future to enhance its transparency in its execution and controls. By doing so, they could easily monitor the outside research work...
MOHW to implement pharmaceutical affairs inspection
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said it has implemented from December 3rd the pharmaceutical affairs inspection on drug wholesalers and pharmacies across the country in a bid to inquire into some matters associated...
MSD named Dr. Kim for Chief Research Executive.Merck & Co in the United States announced on Dec. 2 that Dr. Peter Kim (44), a Korean American scientist, was named for the Chief Research Executive as of Dec. 31. Dr. Kim earne...
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Rules concerning approval of protocol eased
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) announced the revised rules concerning the approval of protocol of clinical drugs. The KFDA further notes:
1) The application to obtain the approval for a protocol may ...
KFDA to inspect injectable production facilities
The KFDA has called for related manufacturers to inspect sterilizers for injectable production, noting that if any violations are discovered, due administrative disposition will be meted out.
The KFDA said that as...
40% government subsidy for regional NHI payment necessary.
The NHI Policy Deliberation Commission concluded the NHI payment of 2003 and its accounting index on Nov. 29 and urged the government to support 40% of the regional NHI payment out of the national treasury.
The Com...
Hospital's wholesale account reduction to raise controversy among wholesalers.
The pharmaceutical industry predicted that the drug price control seemed to go far tight as a result of the protracted economic recession and the government's drug price slashes to enforce next year, which eventually ...
Prescription oriented pharmacies to diversify their business.
As a result of severe competition over the prescription filling business, most of prescription oriented pharmacies are trying to seek other ways of their business development setting, for instance, a "Self Test Corner...
Intolerable edge for Government's drug price slashes.
The drug industry encountered critical difficulties in their drug prices that may be further slashed as a result of the government's post drug price inspection in the field during June and Sept. ensuing the recent imp...
HIPIC to determine medical treatment/dispensing charges in 2003
The Health Insurance Policy Deliberation Committee (HIPDC) decided on November 25th the medical treatment/dispensing charges and health insurance premium in 2003 by voting the drafts proposed by a public interest grou...
