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KFDA soon to report 400 manipulated bio equivalency tests
The KFDA will finally report the manipulated bio equivalency test cases around the middle of coming Sept., which may give a serious impact to the government administration audit and inspection by the National Assembly...
Green Cross Medical Foundation appointed for Bio equivalency re-test institute
The KFDA appointed two re-test institutes for the manipulated bio equivalency tests including Green Cross Medical Foundation, which, however, draws a keen interest to the drug industry whether to accept it.
12 dru...
Annual antibiotic usage decreasing
The annual antibiotics usage of 9,086 hospitals and clinics nationwide has been decreasing, according to data released by the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
Last February, the health ministry revealed the an...
Pharmaceutical shares gaining momentum on foreigners' buying
Domestic leading drug firms' shares posted a strong increase of an average 10 percent on August 30 as foreign investors aggressively bought pharmaceutical stocks following recent selling spree, analysts said.
Forei...
Hanmi to withdraw lawsuit against KFDA on Slimmer capsule.
Hanmi earlier applied the health registration of Reductil generic drug called Slimmer capsule, which was a modified salt of sibutramine, a therapy for the treatment of obesity but the KFDA rejected it. Then, Hanmi rai...
Government to introduce new oriental medical school
The government plans to a graduate school for oriental medicine at a national university
To that end, the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development announced on August 30 that it will select one of the ...
KHA and KRPIA advocate physician's prescription rights.
President Kim Cheol-soo of the Korea Hospital Association (KHA) and his executive members met with Mr. Shim Han-seop and executives of the Korea Research Pharmaceutical Industry Association (KRPIA), a foreign multinat...
Parliamentary inspection to convene from October 11
The parliamentary audit, which will begin from October 11-30, is expected to deal with many issues, including a fabricated bioequivalence data, during its 20-day session.
Earlier, the Korea Food and Drug Administra...
National graduate oriental medical school to open in Mar. 2008.
A national graduated school for the oriental medicine begins to enroll new students from the 2nd half of next year, targeting its full educational opening from March 2008 according to the MOHW and the MOEM.
The gra...
21 flu vaccines products with low thimerosal preservative.
The KFDA has succeeded its policy in the supply of flu vaccine products with a low level of thimerosal preservative by launching 21 products including Green Cross' prefilled syringe flu vaccine.
A lower addition of...
