News About: Goverment
KFDA set up new drug R&D supporting division.
Dr. Shim Chang-koo, the KFDA Chief Commissioner, indicated in the CEO breakfast meeting "To be born as a new drug developing nation" at Palace hotel on May 28 that the relevant provisions and other system should be ap...
Non-compliance of duplicate prescription issuance to be penalized.
The current provision requires for physicians to issue a duplicate prescription, which, however, has not been complied. The MOHW is now therefore considering to enforce this provision with strict penalties in viewing ...
Government seeks to reduce medical insurance benefits on patients with mild disease
In an effort to provide more insurance benefits to patients with severe diseases, the government will try to change the current health insurance allowance system reducing medical insurance benefits on patients with mi...
Third party manufacturing expected to be brisk.
To boost the bio-equivalent test the KFDA provided special incentives to the pharmaceutical company with an exemption of the bio-equivalent test requirements when the company produces the duplicate product for a third...
Prescriptions for health supplement foods embarrassing pharmacies.
It was found that some of medical practitioners were prescribing even health supplement foods, which gave a lot of embarrassments to the pharmacy communities.
Recently a pharmacy located in Seongbuk-ku, Seoul rec...
Health registration for biological preparations quick examined.
The biological and bio-engineering drugs seems to be fast commercialized by the separate registration and examination provision now the government is strongly driven.
The KFDA will encourage for the biological and ...
Rules concerning license and screening of biological preparations, etc. revised
The Korea Food and Drug Administration announced on May 23 that it revised rules concerning license and screening of biological preparations and biotechnology based drugs so as to separate these items from OTC product...
Drugs for children must pack in special safe containers.
Effective from July 1 this year 3 pain killers for pediatric uses including Acetaminophene legally require to be bottled in a special safe container. Besides, new provisions instructed for the pharmacologically potent...
License procedures concerning manufacture of OTCs eased
The Korea Food and Drug Administration announced recently that a series of measures designed to expand the number of OTC products will be adopted via drug-related reforms including re-evaluation of drugs.
The KFDA ...
Top positions of NHIC and HIRA openly to be invited.
The MOHW invites the top positions of the MOHW's affiliated organizations including the NHIC and the HIRA openly in public and announced the open invitation for the executive members of its affiliated organizations on...
