News About: Goverment
Prices of 2,732 items will be lowed by average 7.2% in 2003
The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) and the Korea Food and Drug Administration announced 2003 major policies and system, the salient points of which are as follows:
1) Heath insurance sector
- The reimburs...
Preferential measures on bioequivalence-proven items eyed
The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) announced on December 31 that it revised the calculation criteria of drug ceiling price (Attachment No. 1) concerning the determination and adjustment of new medical technolog...
HIRA's reviews on bills to notify twice a month.
Effective from the next year the HIRA's (Health Insurance Review Agency) review over the account settlement claimed by medical institutions will be adjusted and notified monthly twice instead of once considering that ...
KFDA's action plans for drug safety controls.
The KFDA may fully exert for the domestic pharmaceutical industry to get into a leading nation over the world in the new drug research and development by strengthening the industry support and the drug safety administ...
Rules concerning screening of safety and efficacy on drugs to be eased
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) said it would re-draft the current rules concerning the screening of safety and efficacy on drugs, in line with the introduction of simplified protocol system for drugs, e...
Registration provision for biological products to be consolidated.
The health registration process for the biological and genetic recombinant drugs will be integrated and put under the single provisional control.
The KFDA will disclose the intent of revising and consolidating all ...
OTC and ethical drug to describe "Caution" separately.
The description of "Caution" for OTC drugs in the inserted direction circulars should be differentiated from the prescription drugs taking effects from the next year. So far consumers could not understand the descript...
Seoul City unveils 2003 major policies and systems
Seoul City announced the major policies and systems to be revised in 2003, the salient points of which are as follows:
- According to Seoul City, the use of disposal items at pharmacy (in addition to restaurants, p...
KFDA to introduce a concentrated collection testing system for drugs, etc.
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) said it would introduced a concentrated collection testing system for finished drugs, bulk drugs, cosmetics and oriental medicines in a bid to block the distribution of su...
Health ministry appoints new directors of planning and management board
The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) said on December 21 that Moon Kyung-tae, section chief of social & welfare policy board, was appointed as new section chief of planning and management board, including Kang Yo...
