News About: Pharm. Affairs
M&As active in drug distributors
Pharmaceutical business sources say that a major change in Korea's drug distribution sector is in the making during the latter half of this year, as a large drug wholesaler will be merged into a pharmacy chain firm an...
Pharmacies promote anti-obesity campaign in autumn for better management
Pharmaceutical business sources say that the selling of diet items this autumn seems likely to be brisk thanks to unabated diet fever for the past several years, and pharmacists' active anti-obesity campaign will make...
Busan pharmacists to aid typhoon victims.
The Busan City Pharmaceutical Association (President: Park Jin-yeop) took a meeting of top executive members in the region on Sept. 16 and delivered a consolatory donation to Thema Pharmacy victimized by typhoon Maemi...
Neighbour pharmacy group head calls lawmaker for appeals.
The Neighbour Pharmacy Revival Movement Group (hereinafter called Group) took an appealing call on Rep. Park Shi-kyoon on Sept. 15 to protest against the revising movement of the Medical Service Act in which the dispe...
Typhoon 'Maemi' swept 33 pharmacies in Yeosoo area.
Typhoon "Maemi" struck fatal blows at 33 pharmacies leaving them submerged with flood at a high tidal occasion in Yeosoo area in Cheonnam province, giving the most serious damages to the districts of Central, Seokang,...
KPA opposing doctor's dispensing practice
The Korea Pharmaceutical Association said that it strongly opposes a proposed revision of the current Medical Law to incorporate doctor's drug dispensing to medical practice, which was recently issued by Rep. Park Shi...
A clinic's monthly revenue reaching 27.98 million won: KPA claims
The Korea Pharmaceutical Association said that the total monthly revenue of a clinic stands at 27.98 million won combining 21.32 million won of medical treatment charges and 6.64 million won of non-reimbursement charg...
KPA opposes further expansion of exceptional SDP function
The Korea Pharmaceutical Association said recently that it opposes the proposed Pharmaceutical Affairs Law's revision plan to exceptionally expand the current SDP function to patients with national merits and those wh...
Pharmacy franchise companies competing in prescription drug distribution.
The pharmacy franchise companies including Withpharm, Leadpharm, Mypharm and Ohnuri have shown a harsh market competition especially over the prescription drug distribution business.
Withpharm has led the pharmac...
Pharmacy communities blocking drug price instability.
A chronic and troublesome price instability of OTC drugs in the pharmacy market appeared with worst problems these days in the retail pharmacy community, showing 2 to 3 fold of price deviations in different regions.
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