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1,772 drugs found to be the most frequently prescribing items
According to a survey on the status of prescription drugs conducted by the Korea Pharmaceutical Association (KPA) with reference to the EDI informations of the Korea Medical Insurance Corporation, it was unveiled that...
Pharmacy trade name not allowed to quote from medical institutes.
The MOHW is going to put provisional restriction of pharmacy trade name quoted from the medical institutes in close location, viewing that it may give patients an impression of business connection between the pharmacy...
KPA distributed list of frequently prescribing drugs to members.
The pharmacist's association (KPA) is going to prepare and distribute a CD containing frequently prescribing drugs in medical institutes closely associated with the Korea Medical Insurance Corporation to help member p...
89 Regional Medical and Pharmacy Separation Councils completed to establish.
The MOHW earlier planned to establish so called Regional Medical and Pharmacy Separation Councils (RMPSC) at 243 public health centers across the nation in March, but as of March 4 only 89 councils have been organized...
Green Cross induced 100 million dollars of foreign capitals.
Green Cross made a strategic business tie-up with Rhein Biotech NV, a German multinational bio-engineering company and took a signature ceremony between Mr. Cho Ung-joon, the vice president of Green Cross and Dr. Daan...
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...
Drugs classified by 58.3% prescription and 41.7% non-prescription.
The MOHW announced the lst drug classification for 6,329 professional drugs (prescription drugs: 58.3%) and 4,522 general drugs (non-prescription drugs: 41.7%) after due confirmation process through the KFDA, which wa...
Seoul KPA nominated 17 wholesalers for pharmacy management cooperative council (PMCC).
The Seoul KPA finally selected 17 wholesalers for the PMCC on Feb. 29, which included Sungbuk, Seshin, Myungsung, Baekwang, Yungdeungpo, Sungil, Songam, Jungsoo, Wonjin, Shinyung, Samseung, Kyungrim, Hanshin, Yupoong,...
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...
Drug industry earned U$12,900 thousands from overseas for royalty last year
Last year the drug industry earned about U$12,900,000 of technology sales abroad, which ranked the 3rd in value, after the electricity, the electronic and the mechanic industry according to a survey by Korea Industry ...
