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Drug makers call for two-way sanctions
The Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association said that to make more transparent the way pharmaceuticals are distributed to consumers, all parties (doctors, pharmacists, wholesalers and retailers) who give or tak...
Drug agency updates KGSP guideline
The Korea Food and Drug Administration said it has published a recent up-date of version for the KGSP (Korea Good Supplying Practice) guideline to ensure the proper control of drug related facilities.
Under the upd...
HIRA head becomes press target
Local newspapers have been poring over asset details of some of the wealthier members in President Lee Myung-bak's government and have argued that some may have been involved in speculative real estate investments and...
Seasonal flu vaccination will start from late September amid escalating flu fears
In a move to contain escalating pandemic flu fears, the Korea Food and Drug Administration says the seasonal flu vaccination will be available at the end of this month
The KFDA said a total of 11 million doses of ...
Move to adjust pharmacy school quota under review
The government's plan to allocate at least 60 students to the quota for pharmacy school nationwide has been carefully discussed, according to the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development.
The ministry ...
KFDA to shorten processing period of generic products
The Korea Food and Drug Administration has unveiled its plan to further promote its intensive screening procedures over the approval of generic products.
The average processing period of needed for the license to m...
Number of Korean dementia patients tops 137,000
Korea has witnessed increasing number of dementia patients over the past seven years.
The number of people suffering from dementia escalated to 137,000 last year from 29,000 in 2001, according to the National Healt...
KFDA okays bioequivalence testing of Ultracet generic
The Korea Food and Drug Administration said on September 8 it approved the bioequivalence test of Pacifc Pharm’s Expain, a generic version of the painkiller Ultracet.
Ultracet combines acetaminophen, the main ingre...
Government to scrap 1,104 medicines containing asbestos
The government said it has ordered drug makers to scrap 1,104 medicines confirmed to have used talc contaminated with asbestos within this month, according to the Korea Food and Drug Administration.
The drug agency...
Government to overhaul drug pricing system
The health ministry pledged to stamp out unethical practices in the pharmaceutical industry at a health care forum held in National Assembly on September 7, hinting that the current drug pricing system should be ameli...
