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KFDA warns sudden death risk on ADHD drugs
The Korea Food and Drug Administration has recently issued a caution to medical doctors and pharmacists about prescribing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drugs, such as methylphenidate.
A new study ...
Health insurance finance surplus surpasses 3 trillion won
The National Health Insurance Corporation said on June 17 that it recorded a cumulative surplus of 3.2 trillion won in the January to May this year.
However, the corporation said it will not use any of its profit r...
Health insurance coverage to be expanded
Coverage for drugs for hepatitis B, rheumatism, anemia, breast cancer will also be increased, and coverage for severe burns and tuberculosis will also go to over 80 percent from next year, thanks to the government’s p...
Health ministry mulls hike of pharmacy school quota to 1,566
The pharmacy school quota will be expanded to 1,566, an increase of 350 from the originally fixed number of 1,216 at 20 schools of pharmacy nationwide, when the 2010 school year opens, according to the Ministry of Hea...
Health ministry skeptical about re-registration of healthcare professions
A bill to investigate the exact number of medical doctors and nurses was proposed by a lawmaker, but the health ministry officials said that the compulsory license renewal of healthcare personnel will not be feasible ...
KFDA Product Consultation Center marks 100-day anniversary
The Product Consultation Center of the Korea Food and Drug Administration, which cerebrated its 100-day anniversary, said that it provided Korean companies with tailored on-line drug consulting services of 381 cases u...
KFDA warns potential side effects for OTC pain relievers
The Food and Drug Administration issued a caution on June 10 to medical doctors and pharmacists about prescribing many popular over-the-counter (OTC) pain relievers, since they carry the risks of side effects.
Prod...
Government sticks to positive list system
The government reaffirmed its position to push up with the current drug-pricing policy called “the positive list system,’’ saying it is too early to implement a referral pricing system.
In a recent forum, the healt...
Price of NovoSeven injection angers hemophilia patients
The final health insurance price for NovoSeven (recombinant activated clotting factor VII ~ rFVIIa) injection 240 KIU (4.8 mg) will be finally decided by the Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affair committee, s...
Insurance prices of 4,123 medicines to be re-evaluated in 2009
The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs announce on June 8 that the price of 4,123 drugs, which were approved before April 31, 1999, will be re-evaluated within this year.
The government is evaluating th...
