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Medical bill to review for more prevention than rejection.
The Health Insurance Review Agency (HIRA) is going to take the reviews on medical and pharmacy bills into more preventive than rejecting points.
In the professional journal press meeting on May 26, Dr. Shin Young-...
KFDA newly set up Drug Equivalency Evaluation Div.
The KFDA newly established the Drug Equivalency Evaluation Division in order to activate the biological efficacy equivalent test of drugs and changed the name of the National Institute of Toxicology Research into the ...
Herbal pharmacy not qualified to sell western medicines.
The herbal (oriental) pharmacist is not qualified to practice any western medicines at his pharmacy.
The Seoul municipal office answered as the above interpretation to the question raised by an oriental pharmacist ...
KMA to joins hand with Grand National Party for the forthcoming election
With the gubernatorial and mayoral elections coming to approach, the Korea Medical Association (KMA) has moved to mutually cooperate with the Grand National Party (GNP) over the current medical issues through regular ...
Irregular activities still rampant in some pharmacies
Pharmaceutical industry sources say that some large-sized pharmacies with less doctor's prescription and poor OTC sales are being involved in their illegal activities of selling prescription drugs without doctor's pre...
KMA is intensifying its political influence on the forthcoming local elections
The Korea Medical Association (KMA) says it has recently dispatched its official letter to all candidates for the gubernatorial and mayoral elections to be held on June 13, under the purport to assess their overall op...
More pharmaceutical firms promoting M&A
Pharmaceutical business sources say that the merger and acquisition (M&A) boom is fast spreading among domestic large pharmaceutical firms, including multinationals, in the wake of the inception of the previous IMF re...
Clinical trials underway for 15 new drugs
The Korea Food and Drug Administration announced that clinical trials are underway for 15 new drugs by domestic and foreign-invested pharmaceutical firms in Korea. Details:
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KGSP-nonaccredited firms will face business suspension
The KFDA has announced that if any drug wholesaler fail to get the accreditation of Korea Good Supply Practice (KGSP) within next month, he/she.will be subjected to business suspension from this July 1, irrespective o...
MOHW to sell out lands of KFDA and NIH till next year.
The MOHW announced on May 23 about the plans to sell the KFDA, the NIH and the Health Industry Promotion Board (HIPB) in a package until the next year in order to move them to Ohsong Life Science Industrial park accor...
