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New GMP validation to be released
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) is considering implementing its new GMP validation system from this March, which is characterized by modifying the pharmaceutical control system from the current dosage fo...
KFDA to revise functional cosmetic review rules.
The KFDA announced on Feb. 5 in advance that the functional cosmetic review regulation should be revised.
At the end of January the KFDA already indicated the amendment for the review period of functional cosmetic ...
Over one million patients receiving 3 MW of NHI benefits.
The National Health Insurance Corporation (NHIC) published "Analysis for 2005 NHI Patients with High Reimbursement" covering that number of the patients received more than 3 million won of NHI reimbursement in 2005 wa...
Health ministry to push ahead with medical law reform
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said on February 4 it will go ahead with its medical reform plan despite fierce opposition from doctors.
The ministry announced its draft proposal to revise the medical law for th...
MOHW massively to suspend pharmacist licenses.
A suicide incidence connected with a lot quantity of sedative and sleeping pill, Stilnox (zolpidem tartrate) purchased by herself and her family in an attempt to commit suicide raised a lot of social criticism.
For...
Government to relax health functional food rules
The government plans to loosen regulations on the dosage forms of health functional food, allowing health functional food companies to produce any types of health food like general foods in addition to the existing si...
Rising drug costs control to be tightened
The Health Insurance Review Agency (HIRA) recently unveiled a set of measures to rationalize rising medication costs covered by the state health insurance, which has seen its payments increase rapidly over the past fe...
No co-administration of Ketek tab. with Ketoconazole.
The KFDA announced label changes for more than 100 products including Ketek (Telithromycin), which was instructed to add warnings of liver toxicity and no administration with Ketoconazole as a contra-indication.
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Re-evaluation of three ingredients to be planned within this year, KFDA says
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) said recently it will re-evaluate the bioequivalence testing results of simvastatin, felodipine and itraconazol within this year,
which was originally planned in 2008
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Health minister Yoo will likely resign
Health and Welfare Minister Rhyu Si-min, along with Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook, may quit in late February and return to the beleaguered Uri Party, Yakup Shinmoon said, citing governing party sources.
However, Y...
