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KFDA unveils deregulation plans over functional health foods
This year, the Korea Food and Drug Administration plans to seek wide-ranging deregulations over functional health foods, giving a big boost to the domestic functional health foods industry.
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National Toxicity Center dismisses safety concerns over analgesics
No new safety concerns are raised by a review of adverse events reported in people taking analgesics containing isopropylantipyrine (IPA), a substance that has been linked to side effects including cardiovascular diso...
Drugmakers to report on drug samples
Pharmaceutical firms are obligated to report their handling of drug samples to the Health Insurance Review and Assurance Service (HIRA) from this year, it was announced on January 5.
According to the HIRA, “non-c...
Impending KFDA shakeup
The government is expected to accelerate reform in the health and medical sector through its imminent reshuffle of the Korea Food and Drug Administration.
“Through the planned KFDA shakeup, the government aims to s...
Public health centers, pharmacists to look into frequently used OTC products
Public health centers and 1,097 pharmacists will embark on looking into the prices of frequently sold OTC products nationwide, according to the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs recently.
The ministry ...
Government to strengthen children’s safety container regulations
The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs will toughen rules on safety container regulations for children, it was announced on December 29.
Under the regulations to be revised in the first half of next yea...
54% oppose health insurance premium hike
Six in ten people are opposed to raising the National Health Insurance premium to expand the coverage, the National Health Insurance Corporation said recently.
According to a survey of 2,000 adults aged 19 years or...
1% hike in health insurance premium totals 261 billion won in medical expenditure
1% hike in health insurance premium totals 261 billion won in medical expenditure
The total healthcare expenditure will become 261.5 billion won if the health insurance premium increases by 1.00 percent point in ...
KFDA publishes new guideline for bridging study
The Korea Food and Drug Administration says it has formulated a new guideline aiming to assess foreign bridging studies in Korea.
The guideline covers the submission scope of bridging study data related to the appr...
Government to get tough over GMP and rebate provision
Vowing to upgrade the quality of pharmaceutical products through more expanded implementation of new Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) system next year, the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs announced its...
