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Widening of GMP consulting coverage mulled
Starting in next year, 15 small- and mid-sized pharmaceutical firms that intend to invest in current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) project could enjoy free cGMP consulting by the drug agency.
The Korea Food an...
Professor calls for selling of household drugs at supermarkets
The government needs to allow some over-the-counter drugs, such as digestive pills that don't need a doctor's prescription, to be sold at supermarkets in the near future, according to a local professor.
In a recent...
Drug agency to boost pharmaceutical export
The Korea Food and Drug Administration said it will provide a chance for domestic pharmaceutical industry to adapt themselves to an advanced system and improve their competitiveness by developing ways to develop new d...
KFDA nods PACran cranberry powder health claim
Decas Botanical Synergies (DBS), manufacturer of PACran, the first clinically supported and proanthocyanidin (PAC) standardized cranberry powder, has obtained Korean Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) approval for a ...
Health ministry opposes establishment of corporate pharmacy
The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs expressed its negative view on the establishment of corporate pharmacies, saying the plan will turmoil the local pharmacy market due to excessive treatment or high-pr...
Supermarket to sell OTC will leads to drug abuse
“If the government allows supermarkets or convenience stores to sell over-the-counter drugs, this is likely to increase drug abuse, a Korean Pharmaceutical Association director Park In-choon said.
“We still need to...
KDI suggest establishment of corporate drug stores
People without a pharmacist's license may be allowed to run pharmacies, and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, such as digestive pills that don't need a doctor's prescription, could be sold at supermarkets in the near futu...
Government urged to introduce post-bidding ex post facto system
The government will need to consider ex post facto system following hospital tenders as part of measures to lower drug prices, instead of sticking to the controversial hospital incentive system, according to market an...
Government urged to reform payment system to foster high quality health care
Government should adopt evidence-based case rates (ECR) system to determine the total resources required to deliver clinically appropriate care, according to a local professor.
Professor Kim Jin-hyun of Seoul Natio...
New EDI portal system faces growing opposition from healthcare providers
Opposition voices are getting louder over the planned total EDI system to be built within the Health Insurance Review and Assessment service (HIRA), and they are being heard not just in the pharmaceutical camp but als...
