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Criteria for administrative disposition to be ameliorated
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) plans to significantly ameliorate the current criteria for administrative disposition to ensure the effectiveness and transparency in the drug-related administration.
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RPS is too early yet to implement
In November 1st public hearing of the Ministry of Health and Welfare on the envisaged reference price system held on the Korean Institute of Health and Social Affairs, the majority of panelists urged the government to...
KFDA's pictures for promotional strategy of drug industrial development.
The KFDA picked up 109 strategic subjects for the drug industrial development projects, which foster the industry to be the 21th century core country over the world in the field of new drug R&D and enhance the industr...
Bioequivalence-accredited items totaled 321 items for 68 ingredients
The KFDA says that as of November 1st, the bioequivalence-accredited items totaled 321 items for 68 ingredients with in terms of bioequivalence and comparative dissolution tests and 27 items are now under evaluation.
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Health ministry to apply new drug plan to seven therapeutic categories
The Ministry of Health and Welfare plans to apply the reference price system to seven therapeutic categories (e.g., antipyretics & analgesics, antitussives & expectorants, antihistamines, skeletal muscle relaxants, dr...
Amelioration of bioequivalence protocol screening eyed
The Korea Food and Drug Administration said the screening for bioequivalence protocol will be ameliorated in a manner to simplify various procedures prior to implementation of bioequivalence test
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Strong resistance to reduction of treatment and dispensing charges
Business sources say that the recently controversial health insurance's relative utilization report, which was released by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, has run into a strong resistance from the medical and phar...
Government is likely to permit the sales of OTC products outside pharmacy
With the expanded implementation of five-day workweek system, OTC sales outside pharmacy is expected to be permitted in parallel with the activation program of regional pharmacies which can operate their business for ...
Medical treatment charges for cold showing about 4-fold differences in community clinics
The current medical treatment charges of cold patients among community clinics have shown about 4-fold differences per patient ranging from 8,623 won to 42,143 won, albeit the same diagnostic method, according to the ...
KPA calling for adequate adjustment of drug dispensing fee
The Korea Pharmaceutical Association (KPA) said it cannot accept the health insurance's relative utilization report to assess the proper level of medical treatment charges, drug dispensing charges and hospitalization ...
