News About: Goverment
Pharmacist fees to rise by 1.9%
Pharmacy dispensing charges will go up by an average of 1.9 percent from next year, the National Health Insurance Corporation announced on November 10.
NHIC officials said it signed an agreement on the same day wit...
Tamiflu shortfall predicted
A government’s recent document raised people's concerns over the H1N1 flu virus, saying the current stockpiles of Tamiflu for children are in short supply.
“Korea has stocked 843,738 doses of Tamiflu 75 mg, while t...
KFDA to beef up risk management system
The Korea Food and Drug Administration is considering gearing up to strengthen its risk management system in a move to re-examine efficiently GMP related validation work into a more-centralized one.
To that end, th...
KFDA to get tough over imports of pharmaceutical raw materials
The Korea Food and Drug Administration has recently announced that it will implement more strict import regulations to prevent substandard substances being brought into the country.
Under the new regulations, which...
KFDA to make on-spot inspection on ‘Joins’ manufacturers
The Korea Food and Drug Administration unveiled a plan to implement on-spot inspection on Chinese raw material manufacturers of generic “Joins’, which was successfully developed and marketed by SK Chemicals Co. in 200...
Extended shelf life of expiring drugs is not considered, KFDA says
Authorities are now facing decisions about what to do with expiring drugs as they approved an extension of Tamiflu's shelf-life.
Tamiflu was originally sold with a five-year shelf-life, but Roche has data showing t...
Government urged to secure 5.8 billion won for doctor candidates
The government should expand the monthly training fee of 500,000 won, being given out for doctor candidates applying for 12 unpopular departments, to those trained in private hospitals, a lawmaker said.
In a propos...
DUR system in Jeju hit by new flu?
The second Drug Utilization Review (DUR) system was implemented from November 2 on a trial basis, but it could not be properly conducted as planned as the government raised the H1N1 flu alert to its highest level, ple...
People complain about lack of drug related information
There is a lack of sufficient or accurate information on the pharmaceutical product, according to a nationwide survey of consumers released on November 2.
Of the 995 people surveyed by the Korea Consumer Affairs In...
Drug Utilization Review system to be implemented in Cheju island
The Drug Utilization Review system, which was initially carried out in Koyang of Kyunggi Provinces, will be carried out in Cheju island from November on the second test-run basis, according to the Ministry of Health, ...
