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137 drugs cancelled in 2005
A total of 137 items were cancelled in 2005 but the major reasons were attributed chiefly to insufficient content, according to the Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA).
The data, which were submitted to the r...
PBM system necessary to adopt soon for medication safety.
Rep. Kim Hyo-seok of the Democratic Party said in the parliamentary inspection of the MOHW on Oct. 13 that the PBM system for a way of determining the prescription propriety via computer programs before the pharmacist...
Prescription by generic name should be promoted
The prescription by generic name needs to be implemented in the national medical centers and health public centers as the ratio of substitution drug dispensing stands at 0.02%, a lawmaker claimed on October 13.
Rep...
Drug price review to raise unbearable tensions to drug industries.
A stormy aftermath of the 2006 government's drug price review may batter the drug industry with unbearable tensions, viewing that unlike the past reviews this year it included big seller products and large volumes.
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Multinational clinical studies are increasing, KFDA says
The number of multinational clinical trials conducted by multinational pharmaceutical companies in Korea, is expected to reach 150 this year, pointing to the rapid development of the local clinical infrastructure sect...
Health ministry tighten SDP function in specific areas
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said on October 11 it would strengthen the supervision of SDP (separation of drug dispensing from medical practice) function even in specific zones such as military facility area or ...
Parties agree to delay parliamentary inspection
The ruling and opposition parties agreed to adjust their parliamentary inspection schedule from October 11-30 to October 13-November 1, due to North Korea's proclaimed nuclear test.
Under the revised schedule, the...
Substituted dispensing project rooted on drugs proven of bio equivalencies.
Regardless of the recent bio equivalency fraud scandals the future substituted dispensing program via prescriptions in generic drug names should be proceeded with the drugs proven of its bio equivalency as a basic gro...
640,000 elderly patients received duplicate prescriptions in 2004
Doctors issued duplicate prescriptions for 640,000 elderly patients over 60 in 2004, according to a lawmaker.
Citing a report by the Health Insurance Review Agency (HIRA), Rep. Chang Bok-shim said the number of eld...
Health Minister apologizing for poor medicare system operation.
Minister Ryu of MOHW released "Report of medicare system reform plan for the people" on Oct. 9 and openly apologized to the public and media for the wrong operation of the system.
Minister Ryu pointed out 4 major e...
