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1998 Sales growth of leading drug makers slow.
The sales of leading pharmaceutical manufacturers last year went up slow at merely 4% level of its growth over the previous year, YK Newletter survey reported, which was attributed largely to the nationwide ec...
NCNP model of medical/pharmacy separation system staged on new dispute.
The medical and pharmacy separation model prepared by the National Conference of New Politics (NCNP) party appeared to be disputed by both of medical and the pharmaceutical communities.
The NCNP suggested the separ...
Low pass rate in 49th national qualification examination for pharmacist: only 72.89%.
It was reported that the 49th national qualification examination for pharmacist recorded a low success rate by merely 72.89%, which was the 3rd lowest result in the past 49 examinations.
National He...
Discount after sales transaction to cut or eliminate.
So far the drug company has traditionally provided so-called "Discount after sales" to the customer, a sort of allowance payable at the end of year or some time after the sales transaction. Since such allowance has be...
KFDA negotiates for mutual recognition of GMP with U.S.
The KFDA is trying to improve the drug quality control system in connection with the current international trade issues via bilateral treaty for the mutual recognition of GMP between Korea and America and Korea and th...
Insurance reimbursement policy of imported drugs painful to foreign pharmaceutical firms.
The government approved the insurance reimbursement for imported drugs to be implemented from July 1 at far lower prices than the level in current practice, and therefore foreign pharmaceutical firms raised its proble...
Patient crowd to hospitals problemed after medical/pharmacy separation.
A research study paper disclosed recently that the medical and pharmacy separation system may cause an increase of insurance financing, which eventually give an impact to the people with additional burdens.
The follo...
Survey on top executives over pharmaceutical economy (1)
Survey on top executives over pharmaceutical economy (1) Pharmaceutical business recovery to predict from year after next.
YK Consultant surveyed "The pharmaceutical economic perspective this year and countermeasu...
Survey on top executives over pharmaceutical economy (1)
Survey on top executives over pharmaceutical economy (1) Pharmaceutical business recovery to predict from year after next.
YK Consultant surveyed "The pharmaceutical economic perspective this year and countermeasu...
86.7% elderly people suffered from chronic diseases.
86.7% of the elderly people over 65 years old have been found to suffer from chronic diseases according to the survey conducted by the Korea Institute of Health and Social Affairs against 9,355 households and 2,535 po...
