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Health Ministry set to establish new bureau and departments
Health and Welfare Minister Kim Hwa-joong said the ministry will newly set up a National Pension Deliberation Bureau and other three departments (Public Health and Medical Policy, Foreign Trade Cooperative Unit and Me...
MOHW revises list of non-reimbursable clinical tests
The Ministry of Health and Welfare unveiled its plan to extend the current insurance coverage to ten among 62 non-reimbursable clinical tests from January 1st 2004, while other tests including ultrasonography, MRI, ph...
KFDA approves new statin preparation for lowering cholesterol
The Korea Food and Drug Administration said it approved AstraZeneca's Crestor (rosuvastatin) for treatment of hypercholestrolemia and mixed hyperlipidemia.
Crestor is in the class of drug called HMG-CoA reductase i...
KFDA to launch pharmaceutical affairs inspection on GMP firms
The Korea Food and Drug Administration recently announced that it will continuously undertake its joint cross inspection on GMP-designated pharmaceutical firms (except for injectable manufacturers) from 10th to 18th N...
KFDA and 6 regional offices jointly conduct cross-over inspection.
The KFDA announced to conduct a joint cross-over inspection and a special supervision along with 6 regional KFDAs over the GMP plants for 9 days from Nov. 10 to 18.
The joint inspection squad will be formed with 4...
Kwangju regional KFDA charged 38 medical device companies on illegal advertising.
The Kwangju regional KFDA inspected 55 medical device companies and stores in the areas of Kwangju city, Cheon-nam, Cheon-buk and Cheju provinces during Oct and prosecuted 38 companies on false and exaggerate advertis...
KFDA and China to sign treaty on food and drug safetyChief commissioner Shim Chang-goo of the KFDA received a visit of Mr. Li Chang-jiang, the chief of the Chinese National Disease Control and Quarantine Bureau (CNDCQB) and exchan...
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Seoul KFDA to launch narcotic intoxication wiping-out campaign.
The Seoul district KFDA will launch a narcotic intoxication wiping-out campaign at the circus of Kangnam subway station afternoon on Oct. 30 in presence of popular talents and movie stars, medical and pharmacy special...
Korea to provide health aid to North Korea and developing nations
The government has unveiled its plan to create a foundation to help improve health and medical care in poverty-stricken North Korea and developing countries.
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said recently that it...
Standard curriculum draft for six-year pharmacy college education system to be unveiled soon
The Korea Pharmacy College Confederation said it would soon or later draw up a final draft for the standard curriculum of pharmacy college to prepare for the envisioned 6-year pharmacy college education system, which ...
