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MFDS strictly deals with pharmas’ medicine supply suspension
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety(MFDS) decided a policy to strictly cope with a pharmaceutical companies’ action of suspending a supply of pharmaceutical products.
According to the MFDS, the drug supply suspensio...
Government, “There is no sudden raise of insurance contributions due to coverage strengthening”
Concerning a sudden raise of health insurance contributions caused by inadequacy in securing financial resources, the government answered that it will manage finances around KRW 10 trillion that is similar to 1.5-mont...
Even with coverage strengthening policy, government to be careful for application of drug price with selective benefits
While announcing a plan to strengthen the National Health Insurance coverage by extensively enlarging insurance benefits, the Ministry of Health and Welfare emphasized a strategy to carefully approach drug price witho...
Government grants insurance benefits to all the uninsured medical services by 2022The government announced to grant health insurance benefits to all the uninsured services(excluding beauty and plastic surgery) in a form of preliminary benefits by 2022.
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Ordinances for Genetic Resource Law decided at Cabinet meeting to follow Nagoya Protocol
The Ministry of Environment(Minister Eun-Kyung Kim) announced a revision bill to enforcement ordinances to smoothly enforce the ‘Law for Access to Generic Resources and Benefit Sharing’ was decided at the Cabinet meet...
Rep. Choon-Sook Jung tables a bill to install and operate national trauma center
The Minjoo Party Rep. Choon-Sook Jung representatively tabled a partial revision bill to the ‘Mental Health Enhancement & Welfare Service Support Law for Mental Patients’ containing legal grounds to install and operat...
MFDS indicates 6 substances of synthetic marijuana as temporary narcotic, like 5F-PCN’
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety(MFDS) newly indicated 6 substances that are illegally used as a narcotic in Korea and other countries, including ‘5F-AB-FUPPYCA,’ as a temporary narcotic on the 7th of August and g...
Vice Minister Moo-Young Yoo of Food and Drug Safety retires; Busan Regional Director Jung-Bae Park as strong candidate
As Moo-Young Yoo, a vice minister at the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, retires, the industry has paid attention to a new person to the position.
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety(MFDS) announced Vice Minister ...
Consultative Group for Drug Serial Numbers will have first meeting on August
In order to settle the Drug Serial Number System in the distribution field, a consultative group with a wide range of associations and organizations will have the first meeting on August.
According to the Ministry of...
MFDS stressing on biologics, but paying no attention on synthesized drugs
It was criticized the government’s one-sided support on biologics has depressed moral of the pharmaceutical industry, which played a role as a protector of the national health, focusing on synthesized drugs.
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