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Government to earmark 658.3 billion won for health promotion fund
The government plans to spend 658.3 billion won to promote a total of 126 health-related projects this year, according to the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs.
The plan was approved during the ministr...
Hanmi's Pidogle to benefit from health insurance
The Health Insurance Review Agency's committee said on May 21 that Hanmi Pharm's Pidogle (clopidogrel bisulfate) will be eligible for health insurance following the company's request for a government price evaluation....
Prices of two triptan drugs to be reduced
The Health Insurance Review Agency decided to lower health insurance prices of AstraZeneca's Zomig tablet (zolmitriptan) and GlaxoSmithKline's Naramig tablet (naratriptan) by 10.3 percent and 3.8 percent, respectively...
Less expensive drugs to exclude from obligatory small package system from July
The Korea Food and Drug Administration says low-priced and/or exit-prevention medicines should be excluded from the current small drug package system from this July.
According to the KFDA, these drugs have been big...
Restrictions on management of psychotropic drugs to be eased
Standards for management and handling of psychotropic drugs will be somewhat alleviated in pharmacy and medical institutions.
To this end, the Korea Food and Drug Administration said on May 19 that it will revise r...
KFDA to promote voluntary validation by 2009
The Korea Food and Drug Administration said the concurrent validation rules will be implemented by December 31, 2009 by focusing on training, guidance and supervision.
In an information session on May 19, the KFDA ...
Roche rejects supply of new AIDS drug
Roche, the maker of new AIDS medicine Fuzeon, says it cannot supply the medicine at the insurance price of 25,000 won, which has been recently proposed by the Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs.
Roche ...
Pfizer, health ministry promote joint R&D projects for Alzheimer's diseasePfizer, the world's biggest pharmaceutical firm, is trying to cooperate with the Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs injoint research and development (R&D) of Alzhei...
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Government rules out privatization of health insurance system
The government reaffirms that it will not privatize the national health insurance system, while rejecting rumors that it would adopt a U.S.-style medical insurance system.
In its press release, the Ministry for Hea...
Price of albumin to rise 5-9%
The government said the price of albumin would rise 5-9 percent to tackle the blood shortage.
The blood shortage problem has recently worsened with large medical centers canceling operations due to a lack of blood ...
