News About: Goverment
Dextromethorphan and Carisoprodol put under control drugs.
The KFDA announced that Dextromethorphan and Carisoprodol be classified under the psychotropic control drug category, taking effect from Oct. this year. Psychotropic drugs are subdivided by 4 classes depending on its ...
Government's incentive system for medical institution's low-priced drug purchase sparks criticism
As the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Korea Hospitals Association are reportedly moving toward the introduction of a new incentive system for medical institution's low-priced drug purchase as part of reforming...
Toll manufacturing of functional health foods to be made available by KGMP-accredited firms only
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said recently that under the current functional health food law, its original draft on the regulatory provisions of KGMP-endorsed firms are being screened by the Ministry of Legislat...
Orphan drug centers to eligible for NHI reimbursement.
A part of orphan drugs will get NHI reimbursement as the Orphan Drug Center was nominated as an NHI medical institution as a result of the National Assembly's being passed its relevant provisions on Sept. 5
The pro...
Envisaged DRG system under debate
In line with the government's proposed implementation of a new DRG (drug related group) system from this November, the debate has disrupted between the government and medical community.
In a recent public hearing o...
Outpatient prescription rate dropped by 2.4 percentage points
The outpatient prescription rate of medical institutions in 2002 stood at 64.3 percent, down 2.4 percentage points from a year earlier, according to statistics released by the Health Insurance Review Agency on Septemb...
Responsibilities for KFDA's Functional Foods Department.
After the promulgation of the Functional Health Food Act, the KFDA set up the responsible department with detailed job descriptions.
The KFDA announced through its website on Sept. 3 about the job descriptions and ...
Introduction of DRG system for low-income bracket eyed next year
In a bid to lessen the medical outlays burden of the low-income bracket, the DRG (diagnosis related group) system will be implemented from next year and the health insurance allowance program for patients with rare or...
Quality certification system for bulk drugs.
For the drug quality improvement and credibility enhancement, director Chang Joon-shik of the Drug Safety Bureau of KFDA is contemplating to implement a quality certification system for all bulk drugs by means of adop...
Drugs acting on circulatory system topped in bioequivalence-tested drug list
The Korea Food and Drug Administration announced that as of the end of last August, a total of bioequivalence-tested drugs were tallied as 725 and of these items, Drugs acting on circulatory system surpassed other the...
