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KFDA to introduce Phase zero(0) clinical trial guideline
The Korea Food and Drug Administration unveiled its plan to formulate a guideline for Phase zero(0) clinical trial as part of efforts to facilitate rational drug selection, identify therapeutic failures early, and com...
Korean companies eyes capecitabine market
As the re-examination of capecitabine is to be expired on July 30, several drug makers, such as Ildong, Boryung, Daewoong, Dong-A and Samyang Corporation, are setting their sights on the domestic capecitabine market v...
Antiviral agents can be purchased at pharmacy only
Patients who are diagnosed as the novel influenza A/H1N1 virus will be required to purchase antiviral medicines, including Tamiflu and Relenza, at pharmacy with a prescription, instead of visiting government-designate...
Hospitals overcharge 27.9 billion won over health insurance
The Health Insurance Review Assessment and Service (HIRAS) says the amount of refunds from hospitals last year totaled 27.9 billion won, approximately 4-fold increase compared with 7.7 billion won in 2005.
If it is...
Former presidential advisor named HIRAS headFormer presidential secretary Kang Yoon-ku, 60, has been named as new president of the Health Insurance Review Assessment and Service (HIRAS), the Ministry for Health, Welfare a...
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Health insurance to save 4.8 billion won under DUR system
The national health insurance may save its annual medication costs by approximately 4.8 billion won if the Drug Utilization Review (DUR) system is implemented nationwide, according to the Health Insurance Review and A...
New drug-pricing reform triggers protests
The government announced its move to legislate a new drug pricing policy by October and pledged to take bolder steps to rid medical sector of corrupt practices.
The announcement triggered immediate denunciation fro...
Double inspection effective for successful implementation of DUR system
Doctors and pharmacists should be cooperative in the successful implementation of the Drug Utilization Review (DUR) system, according to the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRAS).
Citing the resear...
Government to legislate new drug pricing reform
The Ministry of Health and Welfare plans to enact a bill to legislate the government’s drug pricing measure around April 30 as planned.
The measure included a new drug-pricing system aimed at uprooting rampant ill...
Unlicensed people should be banned to open specialized businesses, Rep Kim says
Rep. Kim Jin-pyo of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), who declared his bid for the Gyeonggi governorship in the June 2 local elections, said on March 20 that the government needs to overhaul the business lice...
