News About: Pharm. Industry
JW Holdings forges strategic tie-up with Japanese pharmaceutical firm
JW Holdings said Monday that it has forged a strategic alliance with a leading Japanese drug firm in an effort to strengthen its global competitiveness.
Under the contract with Sanwa Kagaku Kenkyusho, an affiliated...
Hanmi’s HM95573 designated as ‘Orphan Drug’
Hanmi Pharmaceutical said Tuesday that HM95573, a novel melanoma drug candidate it is currently developing, was designated as an “Orphan Drug” by the Ministry of Health and Welfare. It will receive 600 million won in ...
Sandoz Korea strengthens global prescription drug marketing
Sandoz Korea said Monday it has adopted its marketing communication theme of prescription drugs as ‘Global Extended Portfolio (Global EP)’ in a move to let doctors have a wider scope of options in prescribing Sandoz p...
MSD Korea releases shingles vaccine for elderlyMSD Korea said Monday that it has launched Zostavax, a live vaccine to reduce the incidence of herpes zoster (known as shingles) in adults aged 50 and older.
Herpes zoster is...
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Green Cross chosen as one of favored companies by college students
Green Cross Corp. has been chosen as one of the country’s favored companies to work for by Korean college students, according to a survey conducted by Incruit, an online job portal.
The company ranked ninth in the ...
Drumakers likely to face tough times in second half
The prevailing view in the pharmaceutical industry is that the tough times will continue in the second half of this year because there is no immediate sign of a drug demand rebound.
Korean drugmakers are fighting ...
Household insecticide war heats up
The domestic household insecticide market is being fiercely contested by Green Cross Corp. and Dongwha Pharm. The two firms have marketed Johnson & Johnson Korea’s F-Killer and Henkel Korea’s Home Keeper, respectively...
Huons to promote Selenase
Huons CEO Chun Jae-gap said last Wednesday that the drugmaker will step up efforts to promote Selenase (selenium) here, a drug used to enhance the immune system in a human body.
Huons established a strategic partne...
Sale of new oral drug for type 2 diabetes approvedA newly-developed oral drug for type 2 diabetes has received approval for production and sale from the authorities.
Duvier (lobeglitazone), the second new drug developed by C...
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Korea’s newly developed drugs get cold shoulder
Although Korea has thus far produced a total of 20 original pharmaceutical products since SK Chemicals’ Sunpla (platinum complex) was approval as the country’s first new drug in July 1999, local doctors have still tur...
