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HIRA to introduce computerized screening system from this June
A computerized screening system will initially be implemented on mild diseases (e.g., common cold) from this June, according to the Health Insurance Review Agency.
The HIRA said, "The computerized screening system ...
Domestic company to audit overseas bulk supplier plant.
A growing number of local pharmaceutical companies filed their overseas auditing application for the bulk production plants.
The KFDA took a field auditing in the early of March at the Norvatis' Edmonton plant in C...
Government holding tight reins over KGSP system for efficient drug distribution
According to a recent explanatory session of Korea Good Supply Practice (KGSP) system at Tower Hotel, co-hosted by the Korea Food and Drug Administration and the Korea Drugs Wholesalers Association, the records of man...
Ex post facto management of KGSP firms to be strengthened this April
The Korea Food and Drug Administration said it plans to augment the guidance and supervision of Korea Good Supply Practice (KGSP)-accredited firms this April in a bid to ensure the safety of drug distribution.
The ...
TB mortality in Korea ranked the top over OECD nations.
The TB patient report survey in 2002 revealed that its mortality of Korea was the top rank over the OECD nations, raising an absolute necessity for the TB control.
The MOHW, the Korea TB Association and the Intern...
Blue House to scrap Special Councils for Medical and Pharmaceutical Development
The Special Council for Medical and Pharmaceutical Development has advised to the President as an affiliate advise group for the medical and pharmaceutical system improvement and development during the past one year o...
KFDA to expedite rapid industrialization plan for potential biological preparations
The Korea Food and Drug Administration announced it would finalize a rule concerning the license and screening of biological preparations via a series of relevant meetings with specialists from related organizations ...
Olanzapine should be contraindicated in patients with diabetes
The Korea Food and Drug Administration has recently published a safety bulletin, including side effects and interactions of drugs based on various information sources from domestic pharmaceutical firms, World Health O...
Anti-lung cancer drug, Iressa approved to sell.
The KFDA approved Iressa, an anti-lung cancer drug, originally developed by Astra-Zeneca in U.K. after the deliberation the Central Pharmaceutical Review Council on Mar. 20.
Iressa was first approved in Japan on Ju...
Bioequivalence tests to be stimulated
The Korea Food and Drug Administration said that in its business briefing to the minister of Health and Welfare on March 19, bioequivalence tests need to be further activated via withdrawal of ex post facto reporting ...
