News About: Goverment
KFDA to strengthen food and drug safety regulations
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) said on December 24 that it would toughen rules on food and drug safety, while going ahead with drastic deregulation measures, according to data reported to President Lee ...
Government mulls linkage system between license and insurance price in 2009
The government plans to introduce a linkage system of assessing the possible health insurance prices of chemically modified drugs and/or generic products simultaneously along with the drug approval process by the Kore...
Screening period of chemically modified drugs to be shortened
Chemically modified drugs and generics will be listed into the national health insurance within 30-60 days and 60-90 days after application, the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service said on December 22.
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KFDA to maker public screening review of clinical trial protocol
The Korea Food and Drug Administration unveiled its plan to disclose its screening review concerning protocol, safety and efficacy of drugs, etc. and specification & analytical methods in its web site from next year.
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KFDA to make public rules on drug safety information management
The Korea Food and Drug Administration says it will publish a guidebook related to the rules concerning drug safety information management.
According to the KFDA, the guidebook covers the detailed procedures to rep...
Government seeking guidelines for fair tradeThe Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said on December 18 that the commission would pool opinions from the industry and relevant government ministries to present guidelines to deal wi...
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Tougher action needed to root out illegal practiceThe Korean Pharmaceutical Association is calling for tougher measures, including legal action, against the violating drug makers, wholesalers and hospitals in order to ensure fa...
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Designation of eligible bioequivalence testing centers eyed
The government plans to make public its revised guideline over the designation of eligible bioequivalence testing centers as part of efforts to prevent any false testing results, according to the Korea Food and Drug A...
Registration of generics to be shortened
The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service has announced sweeping measures to shorten the registration period of chemically modified medicines and generic drugs, which will be implemented in January.
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KFDA to overhaul screening regulations of hair growth products
The Korea Food and Drug Administration is considering ameliorating the regulations on the currently popular hair growth products through a frequently asked question (FAQ) session on December 19.
Through the informa...
