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CEOs of GlaxoSmithKline tapping their R&D investments in Korea
The chief executive officers of GlaxoSmithKline in U.K. have made their frequent visits to Korea to tap the possibility of promoting business collaboration with the Korean counterpart in the domestic bioindustry arena...
Prescription by generic name in hot issue
With the recent remarks of Minister Lee Tai-bok of Health and Welfare on the promotion of 'prescription by genetic name', the medical and pharmaceutical associations have disclosed varying views.
1. Ministry of Hea...
Probation times for NHI drug price related ordinance.
The MOHW intends to provide enough probation times to the relevant authorities such as retail pharmacies and medical institutions before implementing the revised lists of the NHI reimbursement and non-reimbursement dr...
Counterfeit anti-impotence and anti-obesity drugs rampant in market
Market observers say that some drug makers of anti-impotence and anti-obesity agents intended for better life of quality are in much distress due to little recognition of customers and rampant distribution of counterf...
Zuellig to open the second distribution center
Zuellig Pharma Korea announced it has recently opened the second Daejeon distribution center in Nonsan of Chungnam Province following its first inauguration in Kyungsan last March.
With the opening of Daejeon distr...
Chinese Provincial delegates proposed capital investment.
A Chinese provincial authority, Yonyung province government chief and delegates visited to the KPMA and proposed a capital investment.
Mr. Li Ing-ji, the party head of Yonyung province and other 9 delegates paid a ...
Compulsory enforcement of bioequivalance test eyed
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) says that it will positively contemplate the mandatory bioequivalance test and drug re-evaluation project on any new licensed items containing ingredients which will be su...
Duty pharmacy to launch from July by each county.
The MOHW announced that a duty pharmacy operation up to the late mid-night (2 a.m.) would be implemented from coming July in order to provide conveniencies to the people.
The duty pharmacy operation will be appoint...
KMA to set up new Struggle Committee.
The KMA is going to set up a new Struggle Committee for the National Health Rights Protection (hereinafter called Struggle Committee) after breaking up the existing Struggle Committee.
The KMA took a joint meeting...
Return of stocks to concur among relevant organizations.
In the tripartite meeting at the practical working level of the KPhA, the KPMA and the KPhWA on May 2, they discussed details on the issue of the unused stocks kept idle at retail pharmacies caused by the implement of...
