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KFDA discloses GMP ratings of 1,613 medicines
The Korea Food and Drug Administration has recently announced that a total of 1,613 items were evaluated in 2007 for their GMP ratings.
The GMP evaluation results showed that overall, the higher GMP level was impro...
KFDA to probe fake anti-obesity drugs
The Korea Food and Drug Administration has embarked on looking into false and exaggerated advertisements of the country's anti-obesity drugs following its administrative dispositions against Huons, Kwangdong and Docto...
Tablet forms popular in approved medicines, KFDA says
A tablet form has been most popular in various dosage forms, according to the Korea Food and Drug Administration.
The KFDA says that of 30,483 medicines that have been approved so far, 12,885 tablet forms...
Health ministry nervous over rumor
The rumor that gingko biloba preparations will be reclassified as drugs eligible for health insurance is still spreading, according to pharmaceutical sources.
In fact, the Health Insurance Review Agency (HIRA) is s...
Patent application of plant based anti-obesity medicines up sharply in 2007
The Korea Industrial Property Office says that the domestic patent application for anti-obesity drugs using natural products, such as plants, animals and minerals, filed in 2007 increased sharply from 1998.
The pat...
GMP rating to be released
The Korea Food and Drug Administration plans to release the results of all drug manufacturer's GMP ratings on individual products within this month at the latest.
The KFDA said the GMP rating system may encourage p...
Health insurance coverage plans to be proposed for chemically modified medicines
The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs plans to hold a public hearing in the middle of this month over its insurance coverage plans for chemically modified drugs.
According to the ministry plan, newly s...
KFDA makes public new GMP rules
The Korea Food and Drug Administration announced on April 1 it has established a new GMP rules aiming to promote new good manufacturing practice and validation in more enterprise-friendly manner.
According to the r...
KFDA to back generic drugs development
The Korea Food and Drug Administration says it plans to work out measures aimed at encouraging pharmaceutical firms to develop more effective and cheaper drugs, strengthening the competitiveness of the country's pharm...
KFDA to hold public hearing on small drug package system
The Korea Food and Drug Administration plans to hold a public hearing with representatives from related organizations on April 2, in an attempt to efficiently implement the controversial small drug package system.
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