News About: Pharm. Affairs
Pharmacist license system to be further ameliorated
The government is willing to promote the current training program or establish separate courses for some pharmacists who have failed to use their license for a certain period of time, according to the Korea Pharmaceut...
Inquires for oral pills rising while artificial abortion down.
In contrast with the inquiries for the artificial miscarriage showing ever declining trend, the oral pills increasing .
According to a survey conducted by the Contraceptive Research Club (Chairman: Lee Lim-soon) t...
Household's average drug outlays comprised 24,700 won
The average monthly drug outlays of an Korean household in 2003 stood at 24,700 won, the National Statistical Office said recently.
An household's average monthly spending in the first quarter of 2002 accou...
Noncompliance of common drug list submission must penalize.
The Korea Pharmaceutical Association (KPA) put forceful strategies for the government newly to establish a penal provision when the common prescription drug lists are not complied to submit as they are currently exper...
Number of pharmacies shows annual decreasing trend
Influenced by the sluggish sales in the pharmacy sector after implementation of a new system of separating drug dispensing from medical practice, the number of pharmacies has been decreasing by 1,200 year-on-yea...
Government to permit new establishment of foreigner-owned pharmacy from July 1st
The government unveiled a latest plan to allow the pharmacy business activities of foreigners within economic free zone from July 1st this year after getting a registration approval from the Minister of Health and Wel...
Pharmacy chain firms struggling to spark growth amid slump
Overall, domestic pharmacy chain firms' first-quarter sales performance revealed the earlier-than-expected growth under the economic downturn and pharmaceutical slump, thanks to their endeavors to ignite a much-needed...
Patent disputes on functional health foods are likely flared up
With the impending implementation of Functional Health Foods Law in this August, the Korean Intellectual Property Office has feared that patent disputes will be increasingly kindled between bioventure firms and large-...
KPA to brace for tougher measures over reimbursable OTCs
The Korea Pharmaceutical Association said recently that it has opted for the license cancellation of some OTC products whose supplier prices at pharmacy are found to be higher than insurance-covered prices by resortin...
Psychotic patients are being ill-treated under unrealistic health insurance coverage scheme
Local patients with psychosis is still in no position to enjoy their sufficient medical benefits under the government's unrealistic insurance policies and social prejudice against them, according to a recent survey.
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