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Wholesaling business to be granted for franchise retailers
Thirteen non-prescription drugs will be sold at convenience stores and supermarkets from November. 15.
To this end, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said recently it will allow large franchise retailers, such as ...
Dumping war looming in hospital bidding markets
A recent tender in the local hospital market has produced negative side effects that require the attention of policymakers, including the possibility of predatory pricing, commonly referred to as “dumping.”
In Kor...
Regional wholesalers suspend speedy courier service
The controversial speedy delivery service of drugs has been completely stopped from August 16, according to wholesalers in Busan and South Kyungsang Province.
Instead, wholesalers’ salespersons are busy in coping w...
TNT Korea to unveil exclusive logistics service in healthcare sector
TNT Korea will introduce its highly successful Clinical Express solution at the ongoing Bio Korea 2012 Conference and Exhibition.
With its certification of the Korea Good Selling Practice (KGSP) last month, the com...
EZMedicom keeps top spot in domestic hospital logistics service
EZMedicom, a medical E-commerce leader in Korea, maintained its dominant position in the local hospital logistics service market valued at 1.2 trillion won.
The company said in a regulatory filing Tuesday that its ...
Larger logistics facility registration to be made compulsory
Wholesalers with a larger logistics facility are obliged to register it into the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (MLTM), according to the Korea Pharmaceutical Wholesaler Association (KPWA).
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Regional drug wholesalers declares no speedy courier service
Strings of motorcycles snaking through tight gaps on jam-packed streets have become ubiquitous in Korea nowadays. The majority of them are messengers.
The widespread “pali-pali,'' or hurry-hurry personality of the ...
Wholesalers bring fight to Constitutional Court
The debate over regulating the size of wholesalers’ warehouse is now being brought to the Constitutional Court, with a petition to nullify the applicable law, according to the Korea Pharmaceutical Wholesalers Associat...
Wholesalers to set up Drug Guarantee Cooperative
The Korea Pharmaceutical Wholesalers Association (KPWA) said Wednesday that it will push up with a plan to establish its Drug Guarantee Cooperative (DGC) in a bid to enhance the economic status and independency of loc...
The Shop, Pharmsnet compete on cyber drug market
The Shop, an online shopping mall promoted by Daewoong Pharmaceutical, is about to duke it out with a market leader Pharmasnet for a bigger pie as the Shop is gearing up to strengthen its presence in local pharmacy ma...