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Questions arise over the government's regular inspection of most frequently sold OTCs
Although the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) has regularly investigated the market prices of popular OTCs, business sources say that many pharmacies have raised some questions on its effectiveness on the grounds...
Frequently sold OTCs show no significant pricing difference
The regional Korea Food and Drug Administration in Seoul said that its pricing survey of 30 pharmacies in Seoul conducted from April to June this year disclosed that the pricing differences of frequently sold ...
More convenient medical treatment system eyed
Residents in Cheju island may be treated with their identification cards or driver licenses instead of health insurance certificates from next month, the National Health Insurance Corp. (NHIC) said recently.
The NH...
KFDA to activate bio-equivalent tests.
As a result of the strong government determination on the bio-equivalency issue, the top administrator of KFDA and the director of the Drug Safety Bureau confirmed again to activate the bio-equivalent tests
Dr. Le...
Regional hospital union's strikes still lingers on
180 regional hospital union executives launched on August 21 an open-air rally at the presidential residence, calling for the government to promptly settle the prolonged hospital strikes, while lifting the interventio...
Debate heating up over reference pricing system
A controversy is mounting over whether the government should implement the new drug-pricing system, known as the "reference pricing system (RPS)," in coming September in order to cut the drug charges, since a number o...
KPMA proposes to institutionalize ex post facto drug management rules
The Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (KPMA) said it would propose its ex post facto drug management rules to the government, to this effect that the minimum drug-pricing system should be applied to the d...
Economic cost of diseases estimated at 36 trillion won
The economic cost of diseases in Korea was presumed at about 36 trillion per annum.
In a report carried in the August issue of Health Welfare Column (title: Economic cost of diseases per age and sex in 1999), Chun...
Hospitals failed to recruit residents in 22 therapeutic areas.
In the 2nd half of this year the recruit of residents showed failure at 22 therapeutic areas except popular sectors like dermatology and ophthalmology according to the survey compiled by the Korea Hospital Association...
Franchised pharmacies business in bipolar trend.
A mushrooming rise in the franchised pharmacy business after the implementation of the medical and pharmacy role separation program has plunged and showed a serious bipolar phenomenon, say, "the rich gets richer and t...
