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The current attitude on the item-by-item wholesale should be changed
In parallel with the recent irregular item-by-item wholesaling rampant in the distribution of drugs, the drug wholesalers has urged the domestic pharmaceutical firms to switch their current bidding practices.
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Medical reform program to scrutinize for improvement.
In the 2nd year anniversary after the launch of the medical and pharmacy role separation program, the MOHW plans to check the current status of the program in the field and others from April 22 to May 1 jointly with t...
Warning for substitute dispensing of non-bioequivalence drugs
In response to a question raised by a civil petitioner, the Health Insurance Review Agency (HIRA) said that the substitute dispensing should be in principle made available among the drugs having identical bioequivalen...
Doubts linger over the leadership of the current executives of KMA
Due to the sudden delay of general strike scheduled to be implemented on April 17, strong doubts have lingered over the leadership of the current executives of the Korean Medical Association (KMA) which acquired a who...
Improvement of actually transacted price system eyed
In the 9th meeting of Health Insurance Policy Deliberation Council on April 12, the Ministry of Health and Welfare discussed the plan to improve the actually transacted price system, to this effect that if any medical...
Deletion of direct payment clause to cause difficulties in distribution reform
Earlier on April 17 the Standing Health and Welfare Committee of the National Assembly passed the provisional clause of the direct payment system for medication bills (raised by Rep. Lee Won-hyung) to eliminate. As a ...
Eight bioventure centers to lead the domestic bioindustry
Market observers say that a total of eight bioventure centers (BVCs) across the country, which is being promoted by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy (MOCIE), has heralded the opening of a new era ...
Helpline may be soon faded out.
So called "Direct payment system" seems to be in null and void as a matter of time and actually anticipated to go in that direction according to a reliable source. The system was the main core for establishment of "He...
Reduction of receivable rate of credit card companies on pharmacies eyed
The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) plans to push forward with their plan of lowering the receivable rate of credit card companies on the medical institutions including pharmacies to activate the use of credit c...
Recognition of drug margin will trigger unfair trade competition
The domestic pharmaceutical industry has recently denounced the government's drug related policy to allow the drug margin up to 50 percent on the medical institutions which will purchase the lowest insurance-covered d...
