News About: Goverment
Pro-government Uri party pledged DRG system in campaign.
The Uri party pledged during the National Assembly election campaign that the non-NHI reimbursable treatment would be continuously reduced while the NHI payment including the DRG (Diagnosis Related Group) system shoul...
77 pharmaceutical raw material reports mandatory by Aug.
The Korea Pharmaceutical Trade Association (President: Chung Seung-whan) announced on March 26 in the explanatory meeting over the pharmaceutical raw material report system that 77 raw materials should report until th...
KFDA to revise Drug Review Standards.
KFDA announced a newly revised "Drug Review Standards" covering the required data in details according to Article 31 Paragraph 1 of the working rule of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act.
The detailed attachment of suc...
Health Minister unveils major welfare reforms
In a recent special press interview with Yakup Shinmoon, which cerebrates its 50-year founding, Minister of Health and Welfare Kim Hwa-joong announced her plans over the nation's health and medical systems. Included i...
Government to set regulation on corporate pharmacy
The ministry of Health and Welfare unveiled its plan to set the model of corporate pharmacy and its approval procedures hereto, as the establishment of such pharmacy is to be legally allowed from next year.
The m...
Health Minister Kim reported 5 major health projects.
The MOHW set up the 5 major projects to be focused in 2004 on 1) the advancement of the health and medical system 2) the top graded health and medical industries 3) the internal substantiation of the social safety net...
Biological drug manufacture and distribution to be scrutinized.
KFDA plans a special inspection over the whole production, distribution and storage process of biological preparations including vaccines until coming June to keep its safety and prevent consumers from any damages
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Post supervision to intensify against 123 KGSP companies.
Seoul KFDA plans to have an intensive post supervision against 123 KGSP drug wholesalers in 2004.
The supervision will focus on 1) optional changes from already designated KGSP requirements (location, organization...
Proprietors of pharmacy can engage in selling health foods without reporting to city mayor
With the National Assembly's recent approval on special rules of the health food laws in pharmacy, which was raised by the Korea Pharmaceutical Association and Rep. Kim Myung-seop, proprietors of pharmacy will be allo...
Drug equivalency data submission to be simplified
KFDA plans to ease the drug equivalency review works by shortening the process and simplifying the necessary data to submit.
The Drug Review Division of KFDA indicated at the explanatory meeting for the drug revie...
