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Court to decide public opening of antibiotic abused hospitals.
The Seoul Court of Administrative Litigation 1st Div. finally determined to open the hospitals where prescribed lavish antibiotics in the 1st as well as the 2nd trial on Feb. 4, 2006.
The 2nd trial to confirm its ...
559 NSAIDs need pharmacist's advices for patients.
The KFDA's warning measures with the cardiovascular adverse reactions and the gastrointestinal bleeding risk linked with the non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may raise an unpredictable storm in the pain ki...
HIRA to monitor drug in safety problems.
The Health Insurance Review Agency (HIRA) announced that a monitoring computer system had been established for the drugs in safety problems and the DUR drugs to check at the relevant authorities (MOHW and KFDA).
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MOHW to finance for patients of rare and incurable diseases.
Starting from Fe. 1, the government will support medical expenditures for the patients suffering from 89 different rare and incurable diseases such as ankylosing spondylitis, ulcerous colitis and Parkinsonian disease,...
FTA between Korea and America in medical/pharmaceutical industries.
President Roh Moo-hyun stated in the new year speech for the people that an FTA between Korea and the United States should be discussed, which may accelerate its implementation far sooner than expected, giving a possi...
NHI approved 3 schizophrenia drugs.
The MOHW revised "Standards for NHI payment and its detailed particulars" on Jan. 31 to take effect from Feb. 1, covering that 3 schizophrenia drugs, Aricept (donepezil), Reminyl (galantamine) and Exelon (rivastigmine...
Legal background for drug public advertising preview.
The legal background for the drug public advertising preview system seems to be established during the first half of this year. At present, the Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (KPMA) is in practice of "...
Seoul KFDA to supervise 49 drug/cosmetic companies in Seoul.
The Seoul KFDA office announced that starting from Jan. 31 up to the end of March a regular pharmaceutical supervision be carried out against the total 49 companies including the bulk drug manufacturers, importers, he...
KFDA to provide drug contra-indicative informations.
The KFDA planned a drug information support for contra-indications of combined drugs this year and other appropriate informations until 2010 according to "Information Supports for Appropriate Drug Uses" announced on J...
Mr. Moon Chang-jin internally to elect as new KFDA chief commissioner.The government announced on Jan. 31 that Mr. Moon Chang-jin, the former MOHW's Policy Publicity and Administration's chief officer was internally named to the KFDA chief commiss...
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