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KFDA to face damage suit from pharmaceutical companies
Members of the Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association said 14 that it would file a joint suit against the Korea Food and Drug Administration for having hastily banned sales of drugs without a thorough investig...
Intractable diseases strike 500,000 Korean people
The number of patients with intractable diseases is estimated to be 500,000, according to a lawmaker.
“The government should work out measures to lower the price of orphan drugs,” Rep. Jeon Hyun-hee said in a recen...
HIRAS removes 15 medicines from health insurance list
The Health Insurance Review and assessment Service (HIRAS) removed a total of 1,111 drugs confirmed to have used talc contaminated with asbestos, from eligible health insurance list on April 13.
Last week, 1,122 me...
Health insurance to exclude asbestos-tainted 1,071 drugs
The ministry of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs said a total of 1,071 medicines have not been in a list of insurance medicines as of April 9, as these drugs were found to have used talc contaminated with asbestos.
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Discontent mounting over drug sales ban
There is growing dissatisfaction in the local pharmaceutical industry as the country's food agency issued sales bans and recall orders on April 9 over 1,122 drugs and medical goods confirmed to have used talc contamin...
1,122 drugs to be banned, KFDA says
The Korea Food and Drug Administration banned the sales of 1,122 medicines produced by 120 medical companies and medical goods confirmed to have used talc contaminated with asbestos, it was announced on April 9. It sa...
Drugmakers seeking to produce asbestos-free drugs
As fears of asbestos-contamination are spreading from baby powders and medicines, the local pharmaceutical industry is expected to manufacture asbestos-free medicines.
“We have no choice but to use talc without as...
Korea to recall asbestos-tainted drugs
The Korea Food and Drug Administration said on April 6 that it will order the recall of about 1,000 drugs and medical goods that are confirmed to have used talc or talcum powders with asbestos, the latest crisis to st...
Producers denies use of talc in compounded condom formulation
In response to some media-alleged talc-contamination condoms or operation room gloves, three local makers producing condom - Unidus Corporation, Korea Latex and Dongkuk Trading – released an official statement, saying...
Government urged to disclose all talc-tainted medicines
In response to the talc-contamination cosmetic disaster, the Korean Pharmaceutical Association released an official statement on April 6, saying the government should make public a list of talc-containing medicines.
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