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Pharmacists to issue statement protesting against new drug-pricing reform today
The Regional Pharmacists Association Committee plans to announce today a statement to protest against a revised law that punishes pharmacists for shady deals with drug makers.
The statement includes that the measure ...
KFDA’s drug-related committee urged to provide more information
The Korea Food and Drug Administration should provide key information on its Central Pharmaceutical Affairs Review Committee (CPARC) for selection of committee members and for details of various meetings.
So far, t...
NHIC to establish 2011 guideline for medical service charge
The National Health Insurance Corporation plans to finalize its guideline designed to determine doctor’s treatment charges next year, according to informed sources.
The sources said the NHIC will raise the medical ...
Seoul concentration for treatment of cancer intensifies
Cancer patients living in some local regions have not benefited from sufficient medical service, according to a lawmaker.
Rep. Choo Seung-yong of the Democratic Party said on October 11 that there are no adequate m...
NHIC seeks to lower NHI prices on five medical institutions
The National Health Insurance Corporation (NHIC) unveiled its plan to negotiate its 2011 NHI price for medical, dental, oriental medicine and pharmacy.
In a meeting with four groups of medical and pharmaceutical as...
Treatment costs for pneumothorax rise 143% for 8 years
The National Health Insurance Corporation (NHIC) says that the treatment costs for pneumothorax surged 143 percent from 17.3 billion won in 2002 to 4.2 trillion won in 2009.
Pneumothorax is a collection of air or gas...
New drug-pricing reform will become industry killer
The Ministry for Health and Welfare says that if doctors choose to get a discount on drugs rather than receive the rebates, the government will provide them with incentives in terms of pricing from this October.
Th...
Concerns growing over use of more potent antibiotics
A health scare is growing here after Japan confirmed last month its first case of a “super bacterium” that is resistant to nearly all known antibiotics.
The news came as a surprise after the more common drug-resis...
Government urged to strengthen ADR monitoring system
A total of 26,827 cases of side-effects caused by the use of drugs to the Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) were reported last year, a 181-fold increase over 2002 (148 cases), according to Rep. Lee Hae-bong of...
Government to strengthen trademark protection in China
The government aims to protect the intellectual property right (IPR) of Korean companies in China, amid growing trademark disputes.
In a 2010 Korea-China IPR protection strategy forum to be held on October 21, the ...
