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Busan Pharmaceutical Association impeaching HIRA and NHIC.
Busan Pharmaceutical Association denounced the HIRA and NHIC by taking an opportunity of the 4th meeting of the Prescription Format Committee on July 10, demonstrating rage against their inconsistent attitudes on over...
2001 output of finished drugs up 9.6 percent
The domestic output of finished drugs last year exceeding a 7-trillion won level marked a growth rate of 9.6 percent, an increase of 16 percentage points over the previous year (minus 6.4 percent), meaning that ...
NA elects a new chairperson of H&W Committee
NA elects a new chairperson of H&W Committee
The National Assembly elected on July 18 parliamentary committee and special committees.
The Assembly elected Rep. Park Chong-ung as a new chairperson of He...
Policy for unified drug distribution system urgently required.
The Korea Pharmaceutical Wholesale Association stated in the letter titled "What we want from new minister Kim Sung-ho" that a sustained policy on the unified drug distribution system is absolutely necessary to keep t...
Safety container packaging for liquid preparations contemplated by KFDA
The safety container packaging for solutions containing acetaminophen and ibuprofen used mainly for iron preparations and cold remedies for children will be obligated, according to a recent notice of the Korea Food an...
Disqualification penalty to replace with fine.
A pharmacy proprietor may be suspended to run the pharmacy business during the disqualification penalty period but his employed pharmacist can do it.
The above interpretation came out from the MOHW in responding t...
Mr. Kim Sung-ho appointed to the new MOHW Minister.President Kim appointed Mr. Kim Sung-ho, the former administrator of the Public Procurement Service for the new minister of MOHW on July 11, replacing Minister Lee Tae-bok.
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Subsequent reduction of insurance prices deteriorating domestic pharmaceutical business
Business observers say that the recent government drug-related polices designed to reduce the insurance-covered drugs have dragged the overall pharmaceutical business into a serious setback, following a series of insu...
MOHW to allow issuing one copy of prescription
The doctor's prescription will be in principle issued by one copy and another copy may be issued upon patient's request, according to the June 10 meeting..
The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) has held its fou...
Shinpoon Pharm and WHO to jointly develop anti-malarial drug
Shinpoong Pharm announced on July 9 that it will jointly develop a novel anti-malarial drug in a tablet form until 2004 with the World Health Organization (WHO).
To that end, Shinpoong Pharm is to receive a $11.92...
