News About: Goverment
Pharmacy for foreigners only to be open in Incheon city.
A pharmacy for foreigners only seems to be established in Songdo and Yeongjongdo of Incheon city. The Ministry of Finance and Economy decided and announced in the Economic Free Zone Council's meeting on Aug. 5 that In...
NHI reimbursement for 518 drugs to be revised.
The MOHW announced on July 31 that the NHI reimbursement schedule would be changed for the total 518 drugs of 171 companies including 255 of new or transferred products registered in the NHI reimbursement list by 95 c...
Establishment of Center for Disease Control and Prevention eyed
The government is pushing ahead with a plan to set up the nation's Center for Disease Control and Prevention as part of its efforts to effectively combat the outbreak of new infectious diseases such as SARS.
Vowing...
Lawmakers seek to enact human tissue safety and management law
A group of lawmakers submitted a bill to the National Assembly, promoting to handle human tissue grafting materials (bone, skin, ligament) safely and effectively
The proposed law, which is scheduled to pass the Na...
CJ extends its business sphere to local anti-migraine market with GlaxoSmithKline's NaramigCJ announced that it would introduce Naramig, anti-migraine drug in domestic pharmaceutical market through its exclusive distribution agreement with GlaxoSmithKline, which was d...
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Direct description of expiration date on drugs deems undesirable, MOHW says
In response to a recent civil petition, the Ministry of Health and Welfare explained it is rather desirable that the expiration date of drugs should be specified on their containers or packages, citing that the compul...
False and exaggerated drug advertising to be intensively scrutinized.
The KFDA announced to undertake an intensive supervision over the false and exaggerated advertising activities of drugs, cosmetics and medical devices shown in printed and electronic media during the summer vacation p...
KFDA grants marketing authorization for Cialis tablet
The Korea Food and Drug Administration decided to approve Eli Lilly's Cialis tablet for the treatment of erectile dysfunction on July 29 on the condition that Lilly Korea should undertake its side-effects monitoring f...
Labeling and description of prescription drugs to be modified next year
The Korea Food and Drug Administration unveiled a plan to modify the present labeling and description of prescription drugs, in an effort to minimize the possible drug-dispensing-related accidents at pharmacy amid inc...
MOU for promotion of health and medical sector exchanged between Korea and the United States
Minister of Health and Welfare Kim Hwa-joong signed a memorandum of understanding with Tommy Thomson, the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services on July 23 as part of their efforts to cope with as variety of heal...
