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Korean, Japanese seek alliance in drug reviewing
The Korea Food and Administration (KFDA) said it will seek ways to enhance cooperation of drug reviewing with the Pharmaceutical Medical Device Agency (PMDA) in Japan over the long-term.
The Japanese Ministry of He...
Civic group calls for early introduction of new drug pricing policy
The Korean government will have to implement an earlier implementation of the so-called "positive list system" to cut the prices of medicines manufactured by foreign companies to reduce its soaring insurance coverage ...
Government denies pressures from U.S. negotiators over new drug pricing and FTA talks
During the second round of negotiations for a proposed Korea-U.S. free trade agreement (FTA), there was no pressure from the United States on the Korean government to give up drug pricing reform or delay its introduct...
New HIRA presient to stress policy based on evidences.
Mr. Kim Chang-yup who was named as the 4th new HIRA president, said in the inauguration ceremony at the auditorium on July 28 that the HIRA policy and project should be made on the basis of all evidences.
Preside...
KT to build new EDI network
KT was picked on July 26 as a preferred bidder to build a new electronic data interchange (EDI) network, according to the Health Insurance Review Agency and five medical/pharmaceutical organizations.
KT was picked ...
New drug policy worries multinationals
Multinational drug manufacturers are opposing the Korean government's plan to allow only cost-effective drugs to be covered by national health insurance.
Their reaction came out after the Ministry of Health and Wel...
Korea to cover cost-effective drugs
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said it will issue a pre-announcement on July 26, 60 days before changing the Korea's drug insurance policy, so that drugs approved by the ministry as better-priced and more effectiv...
Ruling party to oppose Food Safety Agency plan.
The government project for the new establishment of the Food Safety Agency in split with the current KFDA seems to be ready just to announce its opening date, but some of the ruling party lawmakers showed a tough oppo...
Positive List System claimed to be against Constitution Law.
The positive list system, a new government drug pricing registration system, might be against the constitution law in view of its ban on the packaged and assigned legislation, the violated principle of the trust prote...
Antacids getting biggest damages by NHI policy changes.
The antacid preparations seem to get the biggest business damages when the NHI reimbursement schedule applied to the 742 combined non-prescription drugs takes effects coming Nov.
The combined non-prescription drug...
