News About: Goverment
Digestives and anti-pyretics reclassified to quasi-drugs.
The digestive and anti-pyretic drugs proven of its safety and efficacy seem to be sold at any other stores than pharmacies by classifying them into the quasi-drug category.
At the same the current actual transacti...
Doctors and pharmacists support different presidential nominees
With the December 19 presidential election coming at hand, there is a noticeable trend that pharmacists are in favor of the Millennium Democratic Party (MDP), whereas doctors support the Grand National Party (GNP).
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Education ministry is under criticism over 6-year pharmacy college education system
The Ministry of Education and Human Resources Department has disregarded a plan of a 6-year pharmacy college education system drafted by the Special Committee for improvement of Pharmaceutical Affairs System and Devel...
Two major presidential candidates to maintain the current frame of SDP function
With the presidential election only 10 days away, two major presidential candidates - Lee Hoi-chang and Roh Moo-hyun - shared their common platform of maintaining the ongoing system of separating drug dispensing from ...
KFDA to reinforce GSP supervision.
The KFDA is going to put a tough administrative measure to the company where creates problems in the GSP compliances after intensifying the supervisory activities over the GSP next year.
As of today (Dec. 2002) 1,1...
KFDA to improve labeling and descriptions of prescription drugs
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) plans to improve labeling and descriptions of prescription drugs in addition to OTC products, so as to ensure that both doctors and pharmacists can accurately recognize th...
Seoul High Court rejected injunction ruling on 45 items
Pharmaceutical business sources say that the administrative litigation involving the reduction of reimbursement price of insurance drugs will take a new turning point, as Seoul High Court acknowledged on December 3rd ...
KFDA plans credit card payment system for outside research services.
The KFDA adopted a credit card payment system for all outside research services in the future to enhance its transparency in its execution and controls. By doing so, they could easily monitor the outside research work...
MOHW to implement pharmaceutical affairs inspection
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said it has implemented from December 3rd the pharmaceutical affairs inspection on drug wholesalers and pharmacies across the country in a bid to inquire into some matters associated...
Rules concerning approval of protocol eased
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) announced the revised rules concerning the approval of protocol of clinical drugs. The KFDA further notes:
1) The application to obtain the approval for a protocol may ...
