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Government urged to allow profitable corporate pharmacy
The government will have to permit the establishment of a profitable-oriented corporate pharmacy under an unlimited partnership, enhancing the global competitiveness of pharmacies in the long run, according to a repor...
Third FTA talks hit snag
Trade officials said that Korea and the United States ended their third round of free trade talks that held in Seattle on September 9, with less-than-anticipated progress.
In a separate meeting with reporters after...
Medical and dental MS and Ph.D courses under 4 +3 System.
The Ministry of Education announced that the Ph,D and MS courses of the medical and dental studies should be introduced under 7 years program along with the combined degrees.
The new combined degree courses include...
National Assembly representative of lady pharmacist oppose KFDA shutdown.
The National Assembly representatives of lady pharmacists from both ruling and opposing parties made a singular voice against the shut-down of the KFDA, claiming that it might give a seriously adverse impact to the pe...
HIRA to reduce number of drugs per prescription.
The Health Insurance Review Agency (HIRA) announced that number of drugs per prescription should be reduced after reviewing the 2006 medication expenditure optimization project.
The drug review project has been imp...
42 drug cancelled on charge of bio equivalency test fraud.
The KFDA reviewed 55 drugs during the 2nd examination occasion and finally determined to cancel 42 drug registrations on charge of the bio equivalency test manipulations committed by 4 institutes
The KFDA is now sc...
Smaller packs system angers KPTA
A government plan to produce small PTP-package drugs by more than 10 percent of the total output starting next month has drawn a strong opposition from the Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association and Korea Medi...
KFDA forms new divisions
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) has newly established four divisions to effectively cope with issues regarding the country's clinical trials, good clinical practice (GMP), biological products and orienta...
KFDA to face criticism over efficacy fabrication of generic drugs
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) will come under fire from governing and opposition party lawmakers of the National Assembly's Health and Welfare Committee on September 7 for the way it responded to manip...
Hallim's Lodien price to get same approval with Norvasc.
Hallim took the same price approval of Lodien 2.5mg tablet with its original branded drug, Norvasc, an anti-hypertension drug.
The Health Insurance Review Agency determined the price of Lodien at 534 won/tab. durin...
