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KFDA to put human placenta drugs under DMF control.
A human placenta preparation, a popular drug for the treatment of climacteric symptoms, seems to be listed under the DMF (Data master file) control to reinforce its quality controls.
The KFDA announced to disclose...
Quasi-drugs issue to trigger harsh controversy.
The MOHW and KFDA recently have met with representatives from the pharmaceutical, medical and consumer group and academic experts, and indicated to run "Practical Working Council for Quasi-Drug Expansion" during Janua...
Medical devices to be conformed to international standards.
The standards and specifications for the medical device such as a blood bag, disposable syringe for injection, condom and disposable needle for injection seem to be conformed to the international standards.
The KFD...
More coverage of NHI payment for cancer patients.
The Health Insurance Review Agency (HIRA) may modify the NHI payment standards especially for the serious patients (with cancer, stroke and heart diseases) to get more NHI payment coverage while reducing the shares of...
25 new drugs registered this year.
The KFDA's 2005 new drug registration report indicated that the total 25 drugs including Choongwae's Livaro, Pfizer Korea's Lyrica capsule, Yuhan's Revanex and Dong-A's Zydenar had completed its registration, which wa...
OTC drug markets to face a long tunnel without light.
The health registration rates of new non-prescription products this year showed only 5% out of the total number of drug registrations, which was a big contrast with a few years back at around 60%, indicating the...
MOST to invite NRL, new research lab until Jan. 26.
The Ministry of Science and Technology announced to invite any candidates who are interested to take part in the 2006 National Research Lab. until Jan. 26.
The research invitation was not specified but largely foc...
MOHW announced changed health policies for new year.
The new health policies to effect from the coming year revealed 3 years of the prescription preservation period from the current 5 years according to Article 46, Para 1 of the working rules of the National Health Insu...
KFDA to tighten supervision on impotence and controlled drugs.
Far tightened government supervision may put on the abuse prone drugs such as the anti-impotence and psychotropic anorexiants according to the KFDA's plans for the prevention of drug abuse and the guideline of 2006 na...
Toll manufacturing of functional foods granted only to GMP plant.
The KFDA announced a new system to take effect from January next year including the health functional food manufacturing by a third party to allow only to the GMP certified plant from February next year and the standa...
