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KMA withdrew medical strike
The Korean Medical Association withdrew its strike plan scheduled to begin April 17. The decision was made in the urgent permanent council meeting held at 7:30 a.m. today.
It is reported that the meeting was spli...
Signature-collecting campaigns for doctor's prescriptions using generic name eyed
The Seoul-ward chapter of the Korean Pharmaceutical Association says that it will actively promote the indication of the generic name of drug in the doctor's prescription, since the use of generic name is of much help...
Domestic COS-accredited firms eye European drug market
Pharmaceutical industry sources say that there is an increasing trend in the number of accreditation of Certification of Suitability of Monographs of the European Pharmacopoeia (COS), being equal to the certification ...
Number of pharmacies in Seoul down
The Health Insurance Review Agency says that a total number of pharmacies at the end of March 2002 were 18,459, up 105 from the end of December last year and that a total number of clinics at the end of March 2002 wer...
Illegal sales of prescription drugs to be under intensive control
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) has announced it will intensively conduct its special pharmaceutical affairs inspection on the pharmacies located at the exceptional area of the SDP function, since some p...
Consultation on the pharmacy location up
With the prevailing tendency that the location of pharmacy will be the key for the success of pharmacy management after implementation of a system of separating drug dispensing from medical practice, about 20 real-est...
MOHW Steps Back from Minimum Price Standard
It was reported that MOHW would shift its medication price policy from weighted-average standard to minimum price standard. This policy change is interpreted as a result from the MOHW's conclusion that the minimum pri...
Over 50% of patients want better drug guidance
The recent two surveys of 600 patients and 1,000 patients of major hospitals conducted by the Korea Institute of Health and Social Affairs (KIHSA) on May and November, 2001, respectively, disclosed the followi...
Pharmacies to Suffer Newly-included Non-granting Medications
Pharmacies are suffering overstocking as digestives and antacids have become excluded from the medication group covered by medical insurance benefit since April 1st. They are being asked by consumers to explain why th...
Pharmacy management aggravated
Market observers say that the management of some pharmacies has been aggravated due to a series of drug related policies by the government, such as a tapering system for drug management fees implemented on last Januar...
