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Pharmaceutical industry's R&D growth in increasing trend
Domestic pharmaceutical industry in 2004 posted the annual growth rate in corporate research and development (R&D) investment led by 10 leading companies' increased R&D budgets, according to a report released by the K...
Customers can buy measuring containers for OTC liquid preparations
The Korea Food and Drug Administration said on June 20 that pharmacies are recommended to provide measuring cup or spoon for children-oriented OTC liquid brands and strengthen their drug guidance, as part of its plan ...
Rep. Kim Tae-hong named Chief Commissioner of Health and Welfare Committee.
Rep. Kim Tae-hong, twice elected National Assembly member, has been elected the Chief commissioner of the Health and Welfare Committee of the National Assembly at the ruling Uri party on June 20.
Rep. Kim Tae-hong ...
New drug policy hits snag
After the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced its new plan on May 3 to cut the prices of medicines manufactured by foreign companies to reduce its soaring insurance coverage for medicines, multinational drug manu...
Rep. Cho Bae-sook named chief of Health and Welfare Committee.
In the second half term of the 17th National Assembly, Health and Welfare Committee, Rep. Cho Bae-sook seems to be elected as the chief commissioner of the ruling Uri Party. It was well considered for her to appoint a...
KFDA mulls appealing court's ruling in bioequivalence testing data forged
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) said on June 15 that it is considering appealing the administrative court's ruling in favor of the generic makers in a dispute that a number of domestic bioresearch center...
Seoul Court accepted interim injunction on test fraud case.
The Seoul District Administrative Court has accepted the interim injunction earlier raised by 12 pharmaceutical companies against the KFDA's cancellation and scrap of the product health registration on charge of the m...
KFDA to inspect GLP institutes from July.
The KFDA is going to inspect 9 GLP institutes including Dong-A Central Research Institute from coming July. There are the total 16 GLP institutes of the KFDA's approval.
The KFDA formed the review panels by differe...
60 ingredients subject to bioequivalence testing within this month
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) said it will notify a total of 60 ingredients (2,698 products) that will be subject to bioequivalence testing within this month.
Among the ingredients to be included in...
Positive list system never acceptable in KORUS FTA
In the FTA talk meeting between Korea and the United States called KORUS FTA, the United States side had kept a firm stance for the positive list system, a drug pricing policy actively promoted by the MOHW of Korea, n...
