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KFDA to launch e-KFDA by 2007.
In the interpellation meeting at the National Assembly on July 8 Chief commissioner Shim Chang-gu of KFDA reported that an electronic KFDA's integrated safety control system called "e-KFDA" should be built up by 2007 ...
Prime Minister Lee urged to scrutinize 6 year pharmacy school system.
Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan ordered the relevant offices further to scrutinize over the 6 year pharmacy school programs in connection with manpower output system in the State Affairs Coordination Meeting on July 7, sa...
6 year pharmacy program went astray in MOE.
The Ministry of Education and Human Resource (MOE) indicated their position in the report meeting for the National Assembly on July 6 on the subject of the 6 year pharmacy school system that any debate would be imposs...
Lawmaker demands wider use of children's drug-related safe containers
An opposition lawmaker called for the wider obligatory use of drug-related safe container in children, claiming the number of drug-related children accidents has been increasing steadily; 11 cases in 2001, 109 cases i...
1,200 health foods to be newly licensed within July
The Korea Food and Drug Administration announced that as of July 5, 623 health foods from 124 firms was newly licensed and the number is expected to reach 1,200 from 240 firms at the end of this July, a license expira...
DMF to accept 153 products made of 23 ingredients.
Prior to implementing the DMF (Drug Master File) system, a sort of pharmaceutical raw material report system, the KFDA received the first report covering 153 products made of 23 active ingredients, of which the produc...
Number of national pension defaulters surges
Rep. Ahn Myung-ok of the opposition Grand National Party said at a meeting with parliamentary committee of health and welfare that most of Korean people will not benefit from appropriate living earnings after retireme...
KFDA setting rapid registration system for new BT drugs.
The KFDA will adopt a rapid product registration system for a new and high-tech BT drug by establishing a separated coordination council responsible for the administration of combined drugs and cosmetics and a respons...
Health and Welfare Committee to form with 20 lawmakers.
The 17th Health and Welfare Committee of the National Assembly was formed on July 5 after electing 20 representatives including Mr. Lee Seok-hyeon as a chairman.
According to the agreement between the ruling and o...
Health ministry to revamp state-run national pension
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said that it held on July 2 the first national pension committee designed to effectively manage government policies to cope with mounting public discontent with the system on Interne...
