News About: Pharm. Affairs
Substituted dispensing of combined drugs to simplify.
For the combined drugs such as digestives and antacids that are unable to substitute in dispensing, the government may revise the relevant provisions after its new classification that the current prior notification be...
KPA to launch publicity campaign over substituted dispensing.
The Korea Pharmaceutical Association (KPA) is going to launch a publicity campaign toward the public over the necessity and indisputability for the substituted dispensing practices at pharmacies.
The KPA's Policy P...
Misuse or overuse of antibiotics still pronouncing in prescription pattern
Pharmaceutical sources say that although the use of the primary antibiotics has radically declined after the separation of drug dispensing from medical practice (SDP function), local doctors tend to prescribe more sec...
Doctors tend to prescribe more drugs for pediatric patients
Pediatric patients under less than 6 years are being exposed to excessive prescription drugs (4.7 items per prescription) and their steroid drugs prescription ratio in prescription represented more than eight percent ...
Domestic wholesalers to grapple with sagging OTCs sale at community pharmacy
Influenced by slumping demand of community pharmacies located at a residential street, an increasing number of domestic wholesaler have witnessed their tumbling OTCs sale by 10-20%, as the economic slowdown is becomin...
Pharmacists desire earlier introduction of good pharmacy practice system
The government should seek to make an earlier introduction of good pharmacy practice (GPP) system, which have been in pending status despite efforts of the Korea Pharmaceutical Association amid the preparation work of...
Serious problems of children's asthma on the steep rise.
Children are suffering from asthma that used to be deemed as an adult's disease in an increasing trend, from 5% in 1980 to 10% in 1990s and 15% in 1995, probably due to whopping air pollutions, requiring an aggressive...
Bupropion is most favored antidepressant, recent symposium says
The 2003 Spring Scientific Symposium, which was organized by the Korean Neuropsychiatric Association, completed its two-day event in Cheju on April 25-26 and 1,000 members joined the symposium.
Organizers said that...
Mushroom products at pharmacy show brisk sales
Sales of health foods such as mushroom-related products (Sang Hwang, Agaricus, and Chaga) have shown a sharp increase at pharmacy these days, as those health foods are said to contribute to potentiating the human immu...
Uncertain outlook for six-year pharmacy college education system
There is a concern that the implementation of the six-year pharmacy college education system, which was adopted by a Special Committee for the Improvement of Pharmaceutical Affairs System and Health Industry Developme...
