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Prescription substitutive drugs for original brands firstly approved.
The KFDA officially announced the first 818 prescription substitutive drugs (from 119 companies) for branded drugs so that all concerned groups including physicians, pharmacists, drug wholesalers and drug manufacturer...
Viagra to be dispensed only under physician's prescription.
The KFDA announced a revised provision in advance that preparations containing Furosemide (diuretics), Phenylpropanolamine Hcl (anorexants) and Carisoprodol (muscle relaxants) be additionally classified to the abuse a...
Medical institutes to strike on June 20
The medical community seems to stage a main destroying action against the government separation plan for the medical and pharmacy practices.
The Struggle Committee for Medical Rights (SCFMR) affiliated to the KMA t...
Medical institutes to be disqualified if enticing patients.
The Deregulation and Reform Commission affiliated to the Prime Ministry Office deliberated and adopted a reform plan related with the medical insurance during the 52th meeting on May 15. In line with the government de...
Establishment of juridical organization by foreign invested companies faced conflicts.
The MOHW has kept the application of juridical corporation establishment by foreign invested drug companies in presence to Korea in holding state on the ground that the name of Korea Research- based Pharmaceutical Ind...
Collusion of physicians and pharmacists to be punished
Effective from July 1 the new provision penalizes the collusion act of physicians and pharmacists by "7 day qualification suspension" when a physician induces his patients to fill his prescriptions at a specific pharm...
Prescription problem issued by general hospitals to be solved through KPA.
From July 1 when the new medical and pharmacy separation plan being launched many big troubles and problems may come out in filling explosive number of prescriptions issued by most of general hospitals for outpatients...
Drug fair trade order largely depended on drug manufacturers.
The KPMA invited a Japanese speaker, Mr. Nagano, the Chief of Japanese Pharmaceutical Manufacturer's Fair Trade Association on May 12 who delivered an explanatory lecture at 2 p.m. under the title of "Briefing on Japa...
European chamber of commerce complained non-tariff trade barrier
A press meeting sponsored by the European Chamber of Commerce (EUCHAM) stationing in Korea took place at Shilla hotel on March 2 under the title of "Report on 2000 trade barrier", criticizing that the government did n...
Inspection on hospital annexed pharmacies to be intensified.
The MOHW made it clear that the inspection on the hospital annexed pharmacies will be carried out far intensively along with the administrative guidance. The KPA raised an administrative disposition to the MOHW agains...
