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KPA to rally on July 9 against detrimental revision of pharmaceutical affairs law.
The KPA plans to have a contingency meeting at the conference hall on July 7 for the subject of protecting the people's health and decided to place "a pan pharmaceutical rally" for blocking the detrimental revision of...
New president of KPMA asked to foster pharmaceutical industry as strategic industry.
Mr. Kim Chung-soo, new president of the KPMA met Minister Cha of the MOHW and Mr. Chun Yoon-chul, the Chief Commissioner of the Fair Trade Commission afternoon of July 3, and urged them to foster the pharmaceutical in...
Increased fees for dispensing and prescription to be valid from July 1.
From July 1 the National Health Insurance Corporation will be in operation along with implementation of the medical and pharmacy separation system. All drugs will be bar coded.
The medical and pharmacy separation s...
"One month trial period won't be extended", said Minister Cha
Health and Welfare Minister Cha Heung-bong announced at the special session of the National Assembly on June 26 that he would not extend the one-month trial period of medical reform plan starting July 1. He said that ...
Hospital Association may issue trial prescriptions to be filled outside soon.
The KHA (Korea Hospital Association) took a joint extraordinary directorate meeting together with all chairmen of the city/province associations at the conference hall on June 29 and announced that a trial prescriptio...
MOHW to organize a task force to promote medicine inventory
MOHW is going to launch an 'aiding task force for pharmacies', headed by Park Kyung-ho, director of medical policy division of MOHW, June 27 to assist pharmacies with completing inventory and other things they need.
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KMA has decided to prevent doctors from issuing prescription
The Korea Medical Association(KMA) held standing council meeting June 27. A source from this organization said that the meeting decided to forbid doctors to issue prescription until the National Assembly revise the ph...
One month set for trial period of medical reform program
MOHW announced June 27 that the government-led separation system of medical and pharmacy practice would undergo a one-month "guidance" period after its July 1 implementation. The officials said that during the trial p...
KPMA introduced full-time presidential system
The Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Association(KPMA) held a special general meeting June 28 to introduce full-time presidential system by revising its articles. Then the board nominated Kim Jung-soo, the former Wel...
The drug wholesalers poised to strike uncooperative pharmaceutical companies
Lee Hee-koo, President of wholesaler association told an interview June 27 that the association would take strong measures to the pharmaceutical companies, which intentionally restrain their delivery of medicines to t...
