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KPA chief urged all members to participate in Seoul pharmacist rally.
President Won Hee-mok of KPA sincerely wanted for all member pharmacists to take part in the forthcoming Seoul Pharmacist One Heart Rally on March 21.
President Won attended to the first directorate meeting of Kan...
KPA concerns instabilities over presidential impeachment.
Korea pharmaceutical association and its regional associations issued a serial number of official statement on March 15 indicating serious concerns about the recent parliamentary impeachment to President Roh Moo-hyun ...
KPA to set up health functional food committee
Pharmacists association put active steps into the health functional food business after the implementation of the health functional food act covering that pharmacies need not make any separate report obligation.
Re...
Patch-type preparations being spotlighted at pharmacy market
The domestic pharmacy market for patch-type preparations dental whitening solutions, anti-wrinkle and anti-hangover products has been ballooning , market sources said recently.
A forerunner among the domestic pat...
Administrative measures against illegal pharmacy bills to be adjusted
MOHW intends to revise the enforcement decree and the working rule of the NHI Act covering that the penal guidelines including the business suspension and fine penalty against the illegal bills would be seemingly bala...
Pharmacy revenue on decline due to few dispensing.
The KPA (Korea Pharmaceutical Association) analysis of the 2003 national health insurance payments recently disclosed by Health Insurance Review Agency (HIRA) indicated that the pharmacy NHI business profitability wa...
Pharmacy markets in deep depression.
Pharmacy management has been seriously deteriorated these days compared to the past years, showing almost 30% of sales down as a result of overall declined number of patients, ever slowed consumer's spending and a war...
Health functional foods to be freely sold in pharmacies.
The National Assembly, Legislation and Judiciary Committee reviewed and confirmed the bill covering the health functional foods at the 2nd subcommittee after the hearing of Minister Kim Wha-joong of MOHW on Feb. 26 an...
Disputes on electronic prescription delivery system sorted out.
Bucheon pharmacist association announced on Feb. 26 that the issue on the Kiosk type of the electronic prescription delivery system made all clear in association with 4C Gate Inc., the delivery supplier.
The agreem...
Customers still ignorant of prescription-free OTC selling at pharmacy
The prevailing customers' perception that the purchase of over-the-counter drugs should be available with doctor's prescription has been an impeding factor for the activation of OTC sales, the Green Consumer Network s...
