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Intensive controls over expensive and frequently prescribed drugs.
The MOHW's post supervisory inspection on NHI drug prices performed along with the review on reasonable NHI reimbursement prices in connection with field inspection of medical institutes this year.
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Expensive drugs to curb for NHI financial stabilization.
In line with the NHI financial stabilization measures, the MOHW made an aggressive plan for strict controls over the expensive drug medication at medical institutes to keep off the NHI financial burdens in advance and...
To Change the Items of Permit of Reclassified Medicines
As the reclassification of medicines has been completed, pharmaceutical companies should change the items of permit for these medicines.
As the Ministry of Health & Welfare had reclassified 14 ingredients into Spe...
"Pressing for Generic Name Prescription·Expansion of General Medicine"
Among the recommendations to the senior meeting made in the general meeting of "23-ward Pharmaceutical Association" held in Seoul, it has been revealed that the generic name prescription and expansion of general medic...
How to Distinguish Genuine and Fake Xenicals
Presently, drugstores and wholesalers/retailers need to use caution because of the rampant smuggling of fake 'Xenicals' have been distributed, Roche Korea has pointed out on how to distinguish genuine and fake Xenical...
Medical and pharmacy separation program rapidly on tract.
The government's medical and pharmacy role separation program seems to get boosted for far successful settlement by the enactment of the subordinate provisions of the enforcement decree and the working rules of the ph...
KFDA will improved label of general medicine steeply
Label indication like effectiveness, usage, and dosage of general medicine will improve steeply.
KFDA plans to improve the description of general medicine with an easy expression for prevention of misuse or abuse a...
Large-sum treatment disease chronic renal failure is 'the greatest in number'
The research says the hospital that has the greatest in number of large-sum treatment is ASAN Medical Center and the disease that outbreaks the most is chronic renal failure.
According to The National Health Insura...
Strengthening of Administrative Measures on False Demand
An amendment of PAL and MAL (Medical Affairs Law) strengthened its administrative measure about false demand of medical expenses approved by the Ministry of Health and Welfare 19 last, still waiting for its approval b...
The exposure of companies that manufacture and import foodstuffs contains Viagra
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) takes measure against companies that illegally manufacture or import foodstuffs contains viagra.
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KFDA said that they exposed 9 of companies that illegally re-manufact...
