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Functional cosmetic products reviewed 3 fold more in 3 years.
Number of the KFDA review on the applications for functional cosmetic products has increased to 1,000 cases almost every year.
In the seminar titled "The review methods on functional cosmetic products in 2007" held...
Health ministry mulls prescription by generic name within this year
Minister Ryu Shi-min made it clear that the prescription by generic drug name and substitute dispensing are likely to be implemented in the state-run medical institutions in the first place.
In a response to Rep. C...
Korea, U.S. remain far apart on medicine talks
Korea and the United States pole apart in their negotiations over the possible opening of the domestic market for pharmaceuticals, Minister of Health and Welfare Rhyu Si-min said recently.
In the National Assembly...
Debate heats up over increased health insurance coverage for pediatric and advancing disease
We agree with the government plan that the national health insurance will cover up more medical costs arising from pediatric or advancing diseases but the government should cautiously take a bite out of health benefit...
76 psychotropic drugs approved in 2006
A total of 76 psychotropic medications including 27 appetite-suppressing agents were approved in 2006, reflecting pharmaceutical firms' keen interest in the domestic anti-obesity market, according to the Korea Food an...
Intellectual property rights to be dealt without financial burdens.
Minister Rhyu Si-min of MOHW indicated in the new year project report on Feb. 22 that the intellectual property rights raised by the U. S. side for the KORUS FTA negotiation should be proceeded within the scope of no ...
Constitutionality of new drug-pricing policy stirs debate
Amid an intensifying dispute over the ongoing new drug-pricing policy, a fresh debate over the constitutionality of so-called positive list system has arisen.
98 pharmaceutical firms of the Korea Pharmaceutical Man...
KFDA to seek administrative reform
The national health watchdog is gearing up to ameliorate its approval procedures of drugs, etc. to help small- and medium-sized enterprises as part of its 2007 mission to invigorate domestic pharmaceutical industry, i...
KPCA to discuss new 6 year pharmacy school system
The new 2+4 year pharmacy school system raises a lot of problems to reclassify its study branches and to fill pharmacists in the 2 year transit period, which should be solved in order for the new system to make a soft...
Active generic drugs prescriptions require no post notification.
In an attempt to activate the prescriptions written in generic drug names and the substituted dispensing the experts suggested that the government should exercise the post notification clause far flexibly.
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