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Distorted prescribing patterns in favor of high-priced drugs are serious
Some medical institutions have distorted the prescribing practices in a manner that low-priced drugs are mainly intended for inpatients with severe diseases while high-priced drugs for outpatients, a lawmaker said in ...
Insurance prices of innovative drugs in Korea are more expensive than advanced countries
The domestic insurance price of some innovative drugs, being more superior to the existing drugs in terms of efficacy and toxicity, is higher than foreign counterparts, a lawmaker said on September 25.
During the r...
Medical reform system under survey to supplement and improve.
The Korea Pharmaceutical Association (KPhA) conducted a field survey over the medical and pharmacy role separation system (hereinafter called "separation system") in order to extract the public opinions. The KPhA anno...
Dongwha Pharm evaluated as Korea's oldest bioengineering firm, a book says
Dongwha Pharm is the oldest bioengineering firm in Korea heralding a new era of the domestic pharmaceutical firms with a foundation motto for the people's health, according to a book titled " Ethics-based management m...
Life Ethics Law in far distant gaps among interest groups.
The drafted bill titled "Life Ethics and Safety Measures" earlier disclosed in public by the MOHW appeared with so significant different views among the bio-engineering profession, religion and civic groups that it ma...
Foreign-invested pharmaceutical firms snatched up 16 reimbursed medicines exceeding 10.0 billion won
Of 30 reimbursed medicines exceeding 10.0 billion won in 2001, foreign-invested pharmaceutical firms accounted for 16 items, Rep. Kim Hong-shin said during the recent parliamentary inspection to Health Insurance...
Problems of new 6-year education system in pharmacy college analyzed
After hearing opinions from experts and related circles on September 17, the Medical Pharmaceutical Special Committee is finalizing a bill that extends the current 4-year educational term of pharmacy college to 6 year...
KFDA to caution use of Botulinum injection as wrinkle reduction drug
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) has recently called on the Korea National Council of Consumer Organization and the Korea Doctors Association to guide the safe use of Botulinum injection in more careful m...
70% prescriptions being dispensed at 31% pharmacies.
About 70% of prescriptions issued by specific medical institutions are filled only at one in every 3 pharmacy and 41% of specific medical institutions had issued prescriptions for a specific pharmacy, thus showing the...
Newly drafted bill prohibits human cloning.
No human cloning is permitted by any means of transplanting body cells into embryos according to the MOHW's draft of the bill titled "Life Ethics and Safety Measures" that was scheduled to announce by Oct. 12 for its ...
