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Safety information profiles on 84 substances announced
The Korea Food and Drug Administration announced the additional safety information profiles on 84 substances, including cimetidine, cefotaxime, and ranitidine, saying that these side effects should be included in prec...
Fujisawa Korea and Dong-A jointly launched Protopic ointment in Korea
Fujisawa Korea said it had a joint launching ceremony of Protpic ointment, a drug for the treatment of atopic dermatitis, at Hotel Shilla on November 11.
Protopic ointment, which was approved from the US FDA for t...
Drug makers no longer interested in pharmacy market.
Many pharmacy practitioners complained that the pharmaceutical industry did not pay any attention to the retail pharmacy market in promoting their OTC drugs in contrast with their annual practices in the past.
Most...
COS certificate should be essential for effective entry into European market
The successful entry of the domestic pharmaceutical firms into the European market requires the acquisition of COS (Certification of Suitability of Monographs of the European Pharmacopoeia), according to the Korea Pha...
Medical and pharmaceutical circles and government differ on health insurance treatment
Medical and pharmaceutical circles and government differ on health insurance treatment/dispensing charges
In the November 5 meeting of the Health Insurance Policy Deliberation Committee (HIPDC), the Ministry of Hea...
Pharmacy establishment scope for foreigners-only to be extended.
The establishment of pharmacy for foreigners-only in the special economic zone seems to be extended nationwide.
The Bill Examination Subcommittee of the Finance and Economy Committee, the National Assembly, passed ...
Seroquel, anti-psychotic drug, to be medicated with caution.
The KFDA announced warnings for Astrazeneca's Seroquel (Quetiapine fumarate), an anti-psychotic drug, to be prescribed with strict cautions when administering it for patients of diabetics or having disease history of ...
Concurrent therapy of ginkgo biloba and ginseng exhibit enhancement of memory
The international seminar on the effect of ginkgo biloba and ginseng on the enhancement of memory, when administered concurrently, was held on November 1st at Hotel Shilla.
During the scientific seminar sponsored ...
Patients with mild diseases should shoulder higher proportion of their out-of-pocket money
The proportion of out-of-pocket money in patients with severe diseases should be lowered but patients with mild diseases should shoulder a higher proportion of their out-of-pocket money in a bid to stabilize t...
Pharmaceutical industry calling for more rational adjustment in drug prices
In parallel with the two-week public hearing on the drug price re-evaluation system which was completed on November 5th, the domestic pharmaceutical industry has called for the government to rectify the following prob...
