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KFDA drafted revised standards for new drug re-examination.
In order to prepare the official drug re-examination service by product to be filed from 1999, the KFDA announced a draft of the revised standards for new drug re-examination on Dec. 15, which was supplemented to part...
Patronage system in pharmacy may minimize patient's inconveniencies.
The MOHW plans to encourage an introduction of so called "patronizing pharmacy system" in order to minimize patient's possible inconveniencies caused by implementation of the government medical and pharmacy separation...
Fair Trade Council's activities to be boosted.
The KPMA determined to take an accelerating plan for the Fair Trade Council to activate its operation with objectives that the actual purchasing price reimbursement system should be soft landed.
The KPMA activated t...
Sex related drugs contributed to pharmacy sales.
In contrast with slow business of Viagra in the retail pharmacy market the sales of other sex related products like a drug for premature ejaculation showed a rising trend. As people's quality of life has been far impr...
Drug wholesale margins are up to dealers.
The issue on the drug wholesale margin should be resolved between the related business dealers. The recent dispute on the drug wholesale margins arising from the implementation of the actual purchasing price reimburse...
Law pertaining to new drug R&D promotion from natural resources.
The National Assembly enacted the law pertaining to new drug R&D promotion from natural resources to make a bridgehead for advancing the domestic drug industry in the 21st century.
The law jointly raised by 13 ruling...
Pharmacy's insurance to be billed at actual prices.
The actual purchasing price reimbursement system will be applied to the pharmacy as well, and therefore effective from Feb. next year the pharmacy shall bill the insurance drug medication at actual purchasing prices. ...
Drug industry counteracted against civic group's telltale on tax dodging deals.
The Citizen's Coalition for Economic Justice recently divulged in public about the drug trade of no official invoices in the market, for which the drug industry was absolutely embarrassed and responded it as a rootles...
Major listed drug companies improved profit structures.
It is predicted that the leading pharmaceutical firms made quite an attractive profit structure while seeking a management stability during the 1999 fiscal year.
SK security company surveyed 18 listed dru...
KPMA decided to eliminate unfair business deals
The KPMA made a resolution for elimination of any unfair trade practices in drug supplies and the best efforts for the Actual Purchasing Price Reimbursement system to be settled down as early as possible.
The Fair ...
