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Civic organization opposes DTC advertising of prescription drugs
A civic group as well as the medical camp is vehemently opposing the proposed the direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs by the Korea Communications Commission.
The opposition came after the largest c...
Supermarket sales of over-the-counter drugs are not easy job, lawmaker says
Rep. Won Hee-mok of the ruling Grand National Party said that the controversial issue on whether to allow sales of over-the-counter drugs at supermarkets needs prudence, citing risks of increasing drug abuse or misuse...
Smoking rate in adult men falls below 40%
The rate for adult men dropped to 39.6 percent last year thanks much to the nation’s antismoking campaign, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Sunday.
In a survey of 3,000 men and women across the country last ...
New DMF system takes effect
The Korea Food and Drug Administration said that the new drug master file system takes effect from this month.
The current regulation requires a submission of DMF related information to the drug agency by a person ...
Restriction on OTC sales should be lifted
A total of 25 civic groups demanded that the government push for a regulation change to allow over-the-counter drugs to be sold at supermarkets and other non-pharmaceutical stores.
These civic groups will have a pr...
432 items to be re-evaluated for bioequivalence
The Korea food and Drug Administration announced on January 3 that a total of 432 drugs (23 active pharmaceutical ingredients), including combination drugs, will be re-evaluated for bioequivalence.
By combined acti...
Health insurance deficit to surge
The National Health Insurance Corp. says that last year the insurance fund was 1.2 trillion won in the red to cover the soaring medical expenditures of its subscribers and their family member. The foundation still has...
Korea urged to supply Tamiflu stockpile
The government should hurry to supply the country’s current stockpile of the antiviral drug “Tamiflu” to pharmacies as hoarding and illegal distribution of Tamiflu are expected, especially because of a shortage of one...
Government seeking to ensure better stability of health insurance fund
This year’s health insurance policy will focus on propping up the financial health of national insurance through introduction of a ceiling on how much money can be paid to insurance subscribers and discourage patients...
Antihpertensive sales top 1.2 trillion won
The accumulated sales of antihypertensive drugs topped 1.17 trillion won as of November 30, according to Ubist Data.
The soaring sales figures may be attributable to the population’s rapid aging and the growing dem...
