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MOHW to toughen regulations on compulsory issuance of two sheets of prescription
Any doctors found not to issue two sheets of prescription, should be subject to administration disposition to ensure better operation of SDP function and guarantee on patient's right to know, said Kim Wha-jung, Minist...
KPA opposed establishment of national oriental medical college
The Korea Pharmaceutical Association (KPA) announced in the official statement to oppose the establishment of the oriental medical college affiliated to the national university because of its contradicted policy again...
Legislators push for an act to establish Oriental Drug Administration
A contingent of 43 lawmakers announced recently they proposed a revision of the current government organization laws to the National Assembly, with an aim to establish another Oriental Drug Administration to be superv...
KFDA approves Diovan for Heart Failure
Novartis Korea said that the Korea Food and Drug Administration approved an antihypertensive agent Diovan (valsartan) to treat heart failure in patients who are intolerant of angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibi...
Cancer patients are benefiting from Iressa's expanded access program
The Korea Food and Drug Administration said it will continue to conduct an expanded access program of Iressa treatment for patients with a non-small cell lung cancer who no longer respond to conventional chemotherapy,...
Herbal Drug Industrial Council formation under consideration.
The MOHW is now intending to revise the related provision for the formation of a Herbal Drug Industrial Council to foster the herbal drug industry at an international competitive level.
In the interpellation meeti...
Prescription in generic drug names to implement under people's consensus.
In the interpellation meeting on April 10 during the National Assembly plenary session, Minister Kim Wha-joong responded to the question raised by Rep. Park Shi-kyoon, a lawmaker of the Social and Cultural Committee o...
429 drugs to be substituted under incentive scheme.
The Health Insurance Review Agency reported on April 9 that 429 drugs were currently available at far cheaper prices and substitutive for physician's prescriptions without physician's prior agreement.
The HIRA repo...
Officials take step against SARS
As part of efforts to strengthen precautionary measures against severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) amid the rapid spread of the deadly disease, the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the National Institute of He...
Prescription by generic name to be possibly made mandatory from 2006
The Health Ministry said recently that bioequivalence testing will be further stimulated with an aim to ensure earlier introduction of prescription by generic name, possibly in 2006.
Briefing President Roh Moo-hyun...
