News About: Goverment
Government clarifies stance on cost-effectiveness assessment of statin preparations
The Health Insurance Review Agency said on May 16 that its assessment on the cost-effectiveness of new antihyperlipidemic agents is entirely based on scientific evidences, expressing its regret over miscommunication b...
Health insurance allowance possible for 6 cholesterol-lowering agent
The Health Insurance Review Agency announced on May 15 revised terms for health insurance allowance for six items need for the treatment of hyperlipidemia.
In the case of simvastatin, patients can get reimbursed as...
Health ministry taps price of new AIDS drug
The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs says it proposed that Roche Korea supply Fuzeon (enfuvirtide), Roche's new AIDS drug should be supplied at the insurance price 25,000 won.
However, the maker of th...
Drug-related administration to be deregulated
The pharmaceutical industry is expected to enjoy deregulation as the Korea Food and Drug Administration has adopted a series of measures to overhaul drug-related administration since May 1.
·Approval of bioequivale...
Government to mull some drugs' reclassification
The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs is considering switching some prescriptions drugs into over-the-counter drugs for people's convenience.
The ministry official Kim Kwang-ho said in an interview tha...
Up-graded Tamiflu synthesis method developed
More advanced synthesis method for Tamiflu will be locally available until next month, according to Pharmswell, a Korean biopharmaceutical company.
Tamiflu is Swiss-based Hoffman-La Roche's antiviral for general in...
Number of oppositions on health insurance premium increasing
More Koreans are complaining about annual hike of health insurance premiums, statistics showed.
According to the National Health Insurance Corp. (NHIC), a total of 1,579 cases were filed against the health insuranc...
Civic group hits government agency for protecting sales secret
A civic group says it filed a lawsuit against the Health Insurance Review Agency on May 8 for abusing their authority by publicly protecting medical institutions' management and sales secrets.
The Citizens' Coaliti...
KIT, Bio21 Center to set up environmental toxicology institute in 2011
State-funded Korea Institute of Toxicology (KIT) and Bio21 Center have recently agreed to establish a new environmental toxicology institute in Jinju City of South Kyungsang Province by 2011 as part of efforts to cond...
Price of Sprycel determined as 55,000 won
The Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affair committee said on May 7 that the price of Sprycel, a new drug for leukemia, was fixed at per 70-milligram-pill.
The committee said the price was based on Taiwan's ...
