News About: Pharm. Industry
Drug pricing reform will threaten pharmaceutical industry
The Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (KPMA) said Monday that the country’s pharmaceutical sector could lose up to 1.5 trillion won until 2012 if the government is to implement reform on the pricing of dr...
FTA to hit pharmaceutical industry
Korean pharmaceutical industry could lose up to 2 trillion won due to the impacts of free trade agreements, experts claim.
In a recent seminar for boosting the domestic pharmaceutical industry, panelists said that...
Supermarkets to sell 44 OTC drugs
A total of 44 over the counter drugs that don't need a doctor's prescription could be sold at supermarkets in the near future, and people without a pharmacist's license may also be allowed to run pharmacies, according...
Concerns growing over re-categorization of OTC drugs
Uneasiness of pharmaceutical firms is deepening over the government’s plan to make over-the-counter (OTC) medicines available at supermarkets and convenience stores.
The Health and Welfare Ministry recently announc...
Dong-A baffled over Bacchus sales at supermarkets
Despite the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW)’s announcement to allow 44 over-the-counter (OTC) medicines, including the popular Bacchus-D drink, to be sold at supermarkets and convenience stores, Dong-A Pharmaceu...
Daewoong leads win-win relations with wholesalers
One of the issues for the Korean pharmaceutical industry has been how to chalk up symbiotic growth at both the country’s leading drug firms and their wholesalers.
The problem surfaced as a number of wholesalers ha...
Pharmaceutical industry urged to clean house
The pharmaceutical industry has never really had a good reputation, either here or elsewhere. Behind the life-curing business are heavy lobbying, dirty politics and giant rebates for favorite buyers, all of which are ...
Korea’s drug output totaled 15.7 trillion won in 2010
Korea's total drug production generated by 270 drug firms posted 15.7 trillion won last year, up 6.2 percent from 2009, according to data released by the Korea Food and Drug Administration.
The data showed that th...
CJ holds launching seminar for authorized generic of Singlair
CJ Cheil Jedang said Tuesday that it held a launching seminar for Lukair (montelukast), the US based MSD’s authorized generic.
Lukair is a leukotriene receptor antagonist used for the maintenance treatment of asthm...
Dong-A to sell Bacchus-D through pharmacy only
Dong-A Pharmaceutical Co. said last week it won’t be supplying Bacchus-D to supermarkets for some time, because its brand image could be damaged by being sold alongside other energy drinks.
In 2004, when Dong-A Pha...
