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"Push-out" sales activities should be self controlled.
It is very worrisome for drug companies unavoidably to face serious problems of returned goods since they heavily pushed out the product sales to bring out surplus drug supplies in the market at such a critical time f...
Dispensing fee per day increased to 1,770 won
The MOHW announced that the dispensing fee per day would be increased from 1,690 won to 1,770 won, which was 4.7% increase from the current level but the fee for 3 days rose from 2,290 won to 2,550 won, 11.4% increase...
MOHW to prepare frequently prescribing drug lists.
The MOHW plans to make the list of the most common prescription drugs in association with the Korea Medical Insurance Corporation (KMIC) when found it difficult to get helps from the medical community.
The MOHW int...
MOHW took emergency measures for group strike of medical community.
The medical community decided on April 2 to take a group strike from April 4 to 6 in protest against the government separation system of medical and pharmacy practice as scheduled to implement from July 1. In this con...
R&D cost to be reflected in insurance drug prices.
For the international competitiveness in the pharmaceutical industry to be enhanced and its leading role in the national economy of 21th century to be fostered, the KPMA raised several issues during an interview with ...
10 pharmacists run candidacy for national election on April 13.
As of the registration due on March 29 it was found that 10 pharmacists, 2 pharmaceutical business related personnels, 11 pharmacist's relatives, 11 medical doctors and 3 oriental herbal doctors filed for the candidat...
Medical insurance drug prices for 607 new items newly approved
The MOHW announced that the medical insurance prices for the total 607 new items from 114 companies including Topamax 50mg (anti-epileptic drug by Janssen Korea) take effect from April 1.
The MOHW also temporarily ...
Hospitals abuse bidding in total value for dumping
Many national and public hospitals took a ill use of so called "total value bidding system" for inducing drug suppliers to participate in their drug purchasing bidding with dumping prices, which ultimately provoked a ...
Safety proved drugs classified as non-professional drugs.
The KPMA suggested to the MOHW that it should be classified as a general drug (non-prescription drug) if the drug having formulated with new ingredients for the first time in Korea had been sufficiently proved its saf...
Dongshin's Albumin production suspended for 3 months.
The KFDA determined as of March 28 to suspend the production of Dongshin's Albumin for 3 months and directed for about 20,000 liters of plasma and finished products (corresponding to 15,000 liters) in problem to be re...
