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Domestic pharmaceutical companies strongly oppose restriction on medicine replacement
Pharmaceutical corporations are criticizing the government for its inconsistent measures on medical reform program to separate roles of doctors and pharmacists.
The government, as a countermeasure to doctor's strik...
The bereaved to sue the KMA for its illegal strike
The people who lost their family member due to the doctors' collective strike are filing lawsuits against the Korean Medical Association(KMA), the organizer of the national walkout.
An obstetrician, who intended to...
Controversy over the medical reform plan is not over : KPA to maintain its opposition to the governm
In the wake of the collision between the government and the medical community, there is another emerging antagonism between the government and pharmacists. The Korean Pharmacist Association(KPA) held an extraordinary ...
No significant profit increase under medical reform program.
The pharmaceutical corporations funded by foreign capital analyzed, contrary to people's prediction, that the government separation plan of medical/pharmacy practice would not help them to expand their market share in...
No significant increase of patients to go to pharmacy even after the doctors' strike
Contrary to the expectation that a number of patients, who failed to see doctors because of their collective action on June 20, will turn their steps to pharmacists, there seems no significant increase in the number o...
The ruling party and the government came up with new measures to end the medical deadlock
Acting Prime Minister Lee Han-dong summoned an emergency meeting between the ruling party and the ministries related to medical deadlock at the premier's residence June 23 to come up with new measures to end the docto...
Pharmaceutical companies to worry about upcoming financial crisis.
Pharmaceutical companies, whose monthly sale volume is decreasing by 20-30% under the influence of the plan to separate the roles of doctors and pharmacists, are worrying about liquidity problem, because the period of...
Pharmacists angry about MOHW's measures to hurt the principal of medical reform plan
With a few days ahead of the implementation of government-led medical reform program, the chronic disputes over the plan are being aggravated by the firm positions of the government, doctors and pharmacists.
The me...
Greencross Vaccine Corp. announced middle & long-term management plan
Greencross Vaccine Corporation, born last March by strategic ties between Greencross and Lye-biotech, a multi-national bio-engineering company, came up with blue-print and started business June 19.
According to th...
KPA members have opposing opinions on joining the medical/pharmacy separation program
In the midst of medical crisis, KPA held special council meeting June 20 to discuss whether or not to join the government separation plan of medical and pharmacy practice.
In the meeting, some council members pr...
