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Revised bill of pharmaceutical affairs law to raise to National Assembly.
The Separation Implementation Commission of the MOHW has made successful progress in sorting out many pending issues, which will be reflected to the revised bill of the pharmaceutical affairs law and presented to the ...
Business connection between pharmacies and medical institutes provisionally banned.
The Health Policy Subcommittee of the Separation Implementation Commission determined that any internal deals or unfair business connections between pharmacies and medical institutes in performing the medical and phar...
1,233 public health center branches excluded from medical and pharmacy separation practice.
The Health Policy Subcommittee (Chairman: Mr. Song Jae-sung) took the 3rd meeting at the Korea Health and Industry Board on Aug. 18 and decided that 1,233 public health center branches would be excluded from the forth...
Insurance price determination standards for new drugs under review.
The MOHW plans to make a Task Force for overall review of the new standards for insurance drug price determination that should be more reasonable and objective in consideration with characteristics of drugs and their ...
Separation programs of Health Policy and Drug Administration Subcommittees on smooth progress.
Out of 3 subcommittees of the Separation Implementation Commission, 2 subcommittees of the Health Policy and Drug Administration, have made a smooth progress for many important subjects as originally scheduled.
The...
73% retail pharmacies managed by one pharmacist.
A study paper titled "A study on introduction of specialized pharmacist system" by Ms. Sohn Hyun-ah, a lady pharmacist of the Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University described that in her s...
Drug equivalent efficacy test applicable only to tablet, capsule and suppository drugs.
The civic group earlier raised the issue of drug equivalent efficacy test before implementing the medical and pharmacy separation system, but the Drug Administration Subcommittee of the Separation Implementation Commi...
Drug Delivery Association promoter's meeting hold on Aug. 20.
The promoter's meeting for an establishment of the Drug Delivery Cooperative Association held at Royal ball room of Palace hotel at 3 p.m. on Aug. 20. The total 202 promoters including 148 representatives of the drug ...
Excise tax abolition on nutrients/tonics to effect from next year.
The Ministry of Finance and Economy announced on Aug. 16 to abolish the excise tax levied on nutrient and tonic drugs effective from Jan. next year.
The KPMA has raised many times the abolition of excise tax levie...
Annual pay system and direct sale business attempted by drug wholesalers.
Drug wholesalers in Seoul area concluded that a direct sale business system be the most important subject to be firmly established by eliminating the irregular drug wholesale business through an intermediary broker sy...
