News About: Goverment
Positive list system may be against constitution law.The new drug pricing system called "Positive list system" that is alleged against the constitution law by the pharmaceutical industry group has raised a serious controversy and ...
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Minister Ryu pledged to launch positive list system.In the National Assembly, Health and Welfare Committee's meeting on June 26 in responding to the question raised by Rep. Chung Hyeong-geun of the GNP as the positive list system...
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KFDA to review bio equivalency for 1,411 drugs in 2007.
The KFDA announced on June 25 that the 2007 bio equivalency review on the total 1,411 drugs of 20 different active ingredients including Gliclazide manufactured by 215 companies had been finally fixed.
However, the...
KFDA completed to build up data base for all drug additives.
The KFDA has completed to build up the data base for the first time in Korea for all drug additives so that anyone could search them via internet channels for the purpose of upgrading the local dosage form technologie...
Health ministry faces W36 billion administrative lawsuit
The Ministry of Health and Welfare is on the verge of having to paying 36 billion-won compensation for violating the contract of drug distribution policy known as the drug distribution information system, after the Se...
Government to implement global standards of GMP from 2010.
A global standard of GMP (a cGMP) seems to be implemented from 2010, and other 15 strategic programs including a user's fee system have been finally established.
Under the leadership of Prime Minister Han Myeong-so...
Physician qualification to include practical skill tests from 2010.
From 2010 the national qualification examination for the medical doctor seems to include the practical skill test including how to receive patients and respond them in an interview.
Since 1950 the qualification exa...
Worries grow on KORUS FTA
The worries are mounting over the aftermath of a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States, as the U.S. side demanded that Korea allow the advertisement of prescription drugs, claiming the customer's right to ...
Rules tightened for human placenta drugs
The Korea Food and Drug Administration said on June 21 that it amended the Enforce Regulation of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law to tighten controls over human placenta drugs in terms of its better safety and efficacy ...
Korean man's smoking rate declined by 10% in 2 years.
The Gallup survey revealed that Korean adult man smokers declined every year from 57.8% in Sept. 2004 to 47.5% in Sept. 2005, showing about 10% point down in 2 years. As of June 6, 2006 the rate broke the level of 50%...
