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Vice Minister Strives for Perfect Settlement of Medical System
Vice-Minister Lee Kyong-ho of MOHW gave his opinion on the issue of the optional medical plan brought up by the medical community, saying that although it will take a long time to settle the medical system he will con...
KPA Devotes All Energy to Improve System Loopholes
Chairman Han Seok-won of KPA assured that he will apologize to members for exclusion injection from the revised Pharmaceutical Affair Law and focus the association's energy on preparing a plan for the successful settl...
Promotion Team for Bioequivalent Test on operation.
As the National Assembly passed through the revised pharmaceutical affairs law newly covering the permission for the substitutive dispensing practices at pharmacies only for the drugs proven of its bioequivalency, the...
Wholesaler changing into 'No bankruptcy zone'
Wholesaler whose bankruptcy has always swelled out every month is changing into 'No bankruptcy zone' as recently calming down for several months.
Medicine wholesaler is typical industry that has little external con...
Orphan Drug Center empowered with drug sale function.
As the National Assembly passed through the revised pharmaceutical affairs law on July 18 covering detailed scope of orphan drugs and their administrative particulars, the Korea Orphan Drug Center has been upgraded as...
Shuttle Bus Service to Attract Prescription Is Against the Law
An authoritative interpretation has been released saying that it is against the law to run shuttle buses for the purpose of attracting customers in pharmacy.
According to the results of the Ministry of Constructio...
Task Force Team organized to support Electronic Health Insurance
Ministry of Information and Communication has organized Task Force Team to support technology for ongoing health insurance card by Ministry of Health and Welfare.
The Ministry has organized Task Force Team to cen...
7 companies filed 13 new drugs in first half of the year.
7 drug companies applied the health registration to the KFDA for 13 new drugs during the first half of this year.
During the first quarter of this year, the total 7 new drugs filed; LG chemical filed Ace Chole 1, 2...
117 drugs including low vitamins reclassified to quasi-drugs.
The KFDA classified 117 products so far having designated as drugs into the quasi-drug category, which include a spray pas (topical pain-killers), lower vitamin and mineral preparations and oral tonics.
These quasi...
Pharmacist manpower supply and demand unbalanced after medical reform program.
Since the medical reform program launched in July last year the pharmacist's manpower supply and demand has shown extremely unbalanced in which new pharmacists preferred to retail pharmacy jobs rather than the jobs wo...
