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KFDA Safety Evaluation Office to approve drug registration.
The review works on the drug safety and efficacy and the registration approval will be transferred to the KFDA Safety Evaluation Office.
The State Council passed the bill of reorganizing 6 government offices incl...
MOHW's budget in 2004 at 9,606,300 million won.
The total MOHW's budget in 2004 amounted to 9,606,300 million won passed through the National Assembly on Dec. 30, 2003, showing about 120 billion won (1.3%) less than the government proposed bill (9,732,726 million w...
Management of KGMP-accredited firms to be strengthened
The Korea Food and Drug Administration said through its pharmaceutical affairs inspection plan in 2004 that it would introduce a differential management system for KGMP-accredited manufacturing facilities to strengthe...
KFDA greets New Year with reforms
The Korea Food and Drug Administration rang in the new year by preferring smaller packages of drug to larger ones.
The KFDA unveiled its drug-related administration policies in 2004, saying that it is contemplatin...
NIH to establish Disease Control Center.
The revised bill of the Quarantine Administration Act passed through the National Assembly on Dec. 29, which enables for the National Institute of Health to establish the Disease Control Center covering full responsib...
KFDA's proficiency testing accredited through international quality control program
The Korea Food and Drug Administration said its proficiency testing has been accredited through the international quality control program administered by the UK's Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
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Sales of counterfeit anti-impotence drug on the prevalence.
A lot of counterfeit anti-impotence drugs with poor qualities are available in the market according to the KFDA announcement on Dec. 29.
The KFDA said that Cialis (E. Lilly Korea), which was authorized to import o...
Health minister remains in office
President Roh Moo-hyun conducted a minor reshuffle of his Cabinet and Cheong Wa Dae on December 28, replacing three ministers and one senior presidential official but Minister of Health and Welfare Kim Hwa-joong stays...
Government to raise 6-day drug dispensing charge to 4,530 won for inpatient next year
The government said that in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 4, Article 42 of the National Health Insurance Law, the average six-day drug dispensing charge per inpatient in 2004 will increase by 130 won to ...
Establishment of new drug information center eyed
The Ministry of Health and Welfare unveiled its plan to establish a new drug information center, which will be actively promoted from next year.
In the fourth meeting with the drug distribution reform group at Kore...
