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More tax exemption plan for R&D spending to take place in next January
With the National Assembly to delay 2008 budget bill amid political parties' confrontation ahead of the Dec. 19 presidential election, the government's plan to expand tax exemptions for corporate investment in researc...
Drug markers to face on-spot inspection over rebates
The Ministry of Health and Welfare reaffirmed on December 3 that the ministry could scrutinize the country' pharmaceutical firms, hospitals and wholesalers in relation to undue business practices, upon receiving a lis...
Court ruling to be held for suit & petition by pharmaceutical firms
The court ruling over the justification of new drug policy, the so-called positive list system, will be made available on and after January 31, next year.
Pharmaceutical sources say the administrative suit against ...
KIPO gets highest point in organization competitiveness
The national governance reform committee said it recently surveyed the ratings in terms of personnel management and development system in eight government ministries/agencies, 145 public and private corporations based...
Restricted healthcare coverage for minor disease planned
The government plans to restrict the benefits of healthcare over widely used over-the-counter drugs or medical plasters to treat minor disease as self-medication usage, possible in the first quarter of next year, acco...
5 government agencies to be relocated in 2010The five health-related government agencies the Korea Food and Drug Administration, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institute of Toxicologica...
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Government appoints new director of Daegu Regional KFDA Agency
The Korea Food and Drug Administration says that it promoted Yoon Young-shik, head of its drug headquarter management, to new director of Daegu Regional Agency of the KFDA on September 23, which has remained vacant fo...
Establishment of additional pricing criteria over improved generic products eyed
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said on November 21 that the establishment of a new pricing standard for 130 generic drugs, which were excluded from this year's pricing re-evaluation programs, is to be promoted.
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Proper use of drugs to save 270 billion won next year, health ministry says
The government expects to save about 274.4 billion won next year by boosting the rational use of medicines, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
The health ministry said on November 21 that the national...
National Assembly to seek more tough regulation over management of psychotropic drugs
The National Assembly's Health and Welfare Committee has passed a bill to toughen the regulation of psychotropic drugs.
Under the newly revised laws, doctors or pharmacists who failed to observe the following items...
