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KFDA is on the alert over imported cosmetics containing human placenta
Following the recent advertisements that imported cosmetics containing human placenta is effective in making women's face smaller, these cosmetics are popular among young women but customers' caution should be exercis...
Health Minister signed WHO's tobacco control treaty.
Minister Kim Wha-joong visited the UN headquarter in New York as the representative of Korean government and signed the WHO's basal treaty on the tobacco control covering an international cooperation over the tobacco ...
KFDA to prop up DMF system
The Korea Food and Drug Administration disclosed a plan to incrementally expand the coverage of Drug Master File (DMF) system to bioequivalence-tested items in addition to new drugs, which was introduced in July of la...
Production obligation for small drug packages to be solidified.
A small drug package has been provisionally obligated to produce in an accelerated stance.
The Board of Audit and Inspection of Korea (BAIK) urged to the KFDA after their auditing that a small drug package should b...
KFDA to bar wholesalers from selling subdivided drugs
The Korea Food and Drug Administration unveiled a recent plan designed to prohibit drug wholesalers' selling of subdivided drugs and ease the regulations of drug advertisements as part of efforts to cope with some pro...
KHIDI to set up Export Promotional Team.
The Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) newly set up the Export Promotional Team in the 17th directorate meeting on July 18 at Palace hotel for the promotion of health industrial export business.
Th...
Consolidated administration system for medical charges to launch in 2nd half this year.
The MOHW said that during the 2nd half of this year the NHI finance stabilization should be achieved by adopting so called consolidated administration system for medical charges and strengthening the drug price contro...
1% point rise in national pension premium.
The national pension premium for the regional resident subscribers may rise by 1% point up (7%) from the current 6% over the subscriber's standard monthly incomes taking effects from July 1, 2003.
Accordingly, the ...
KFDA to promote substitute dispensing of drugs
The Korea Food and Drug Administration said it is pushing for a plan to increase the number of bioquivalence-exempted items which will be subject to drug equivalence without bioquivalence testing, as part of efforts t...
Locally-developed Botulinum toxin injection is under phase III trials
Pacific Pharm said it formed a strategic alliance with Meditox, a local bioventure firm developing Botulinum toxin injection for the fourth time in the world.
According to Pacific Pharm undertaking the license proc...
