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HIRAS to evaluate economic effectiveness of antihypertensive agents
The Health Insurance Review Assessment and Services (HIRAS) said it plans to start re-evaluating the cost effectiveness of insurance-covered antihypertensive drugs under its consultation with the Health Ministry.
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Bill to crack down on bribe-taking doctors
When it comes to bribery in the medical field, it is usual that the companies offering the bribes are subject to prosecution in the local pharmaceutical industry.
In the future, however, those who accept kickbacks...
KFDA warns misuse or overuse of drugs
Not many people read the dosage instructions on the back or inside medicine packages but they should, as thee of 10 adults have taken illegally distributed impotence drugs last year.
According to a survey of the Ko...
Korea United likely to produce more products overseas
Korea United Co. will be able to manufacture more drugs in foreign production bases as the Korea Food and Drug Administration has recognized the comparative dissolution testing of metformin tablet to be imported from ...
KFDA announces aid package for local vaccine production
The Korea Food and Drug Administration says it has launched a task force consisting of 18 experts from the government and industry to help produce a variety of homegrown vaccines to prevent Hib, tuberculosis and hepat...
KFDA to launch database for small package system
The Korea Food and Drug Administration says that the small package system should be backed by a new database that may keep tract of necessary drugs in small package.
The drug agency is now striving to overhaul the ...
Multinational clinical studies surpass Korea’s domestic trials in 2009
The number of multinational clinical trials conducted by multinational pharmaceutical companies in Korea was 202 last year, which exceeded that of trials by domestic firms (198) last year, reflecting the rapid develop...
Government to assess cost-effectiveness of medicines
The government will push ahead with a plan to evaluate the economic effectiveness of medicines that belong to six therapeutic categories, including hypertensive agents.
In a report submitted to the National Assembl...
H1N1 vaccinations start for citizens
Doctors will start to inoculate the general public against the H1N1 flu virus between February 26 and March 6.
The Central Influenza Headquarters under the health ministry says the general citizens will be eligible...
New flu related prescriptions down sharply
The daily drug prescriptions for new Influenza A (H1N1) infections have been in downward trend from last December to January 30 this month.
Pharmacists said the daily average prescriptions were issued by 20,000 but...
