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KFDA Attempts to Bring Out Industry-Wide Understanding on DMF Requirements
Reflecting the government's effort to implement the Pharmaceutical Bulk Report System scheduled by September of this year, the Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) will host a meeting on January 12th to provide d...
Category-Based Periodic Rollout Suggested for Small Packaging Requirement
In light of an on-going debate among the various industry and civic representatives on setting a proper timing for the proposed pharmaceutical small packaging requirement, the suggestion on implementing a category-bas...
MOHW Releases Informative Statistical Compilation Report
The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) recently released an annual health and welfare statistical compilation report, covering various areas with 10 major categories, from the domestic population trend report to th...
Incentive Eligible Substitution Dispensary Items Totaled at 2,109
From the latest report by the Health Insurance Review Agency (HIRA) on the list of incentive-eligible drugs for substitution dispensary, the total cumulative number reached at 2,109 items as of year-end 2004.
Of ...
KFDA Gives Detailed Plans for Graded KGMP Management System
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) recently released the details behind its plan for implementing the graded KGMP (Korea Good Manufacturing Practice) management system.
To bring an increased efficiency i...
KFDA Receives Poor Integrity Assessment Ratings
The Korea Independent Commission Against Corruption (KICAC) has recently released the results on the integrity assessment among the various government agencies, and the Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) is ran...
Products Lacking Proper Sealing Identification Under Scrutiny
It has been reported that there are a number of pharmaceutical products being distributed in the market where they are not readily identifiable for proper sealing on the containers and packages.
Such pharmaceutical...
MOHW Budget Final at 9.2143 Trillion Won
The government has recently finalized the Year 2005 financial budget allocated to the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) at 9.2143 trillion won, showing a moderate increase of 19.7 billion won from the preliminary ...
Government to Impose Strict Measures on Genetic Examination Practices
The new regulatory guidelines on the bioethics law, now finalized and effective as of January 1st, will impose strict control measures on the private companies that are conducting genetic examinations.
From the abo...
Minister of Health and Welfare Commits to Make 'Contracts' with the Nation
In his Year 2005 New Year speech, Minister Kim Keun-tae of the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) stated that the Ministry is preparing to make 'contracts' with the nation on the key government initiatives with a s...
