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Pharmacy dispensing charge to rise 2.2% in 2009
Pharmacy dispensing charge to rise 2.2% in 2009
The National Health Insurance Corporation says it has agreed with the Korean Pharmaceutical Association to raise next year’s dispensing charges by 2.2 p...
Top 20% pharmacies account for 60% of total pharmacy-related insurance claims in first half
The richest 20 percent of pharmacies occupied 58.61 percent of the nation’s total insurance claims, showing the same trend over the previous years, according to the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service.
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Pharmacists urged to freeze dispensing charge
The National Health Insurance Corporation urged pharmacists on October 15 to freeze next year’s dispensing charge, citing the deepening economic downturn.
The corporation stressed the need for pharmacists to tight...
Health insurance allowance to be possible for antibiotic Tygacil
Wyeth Korea says patients will be allowed to receive insurance reimbursement over its antibiotic Tygacil as a result of the recent pricing negotiation with the National Health Insurance Corporation.
Tigecycline is ...
Health care providers hit government’s freeze plan over medical service fee next year
Medical and pharmaceutical circles have challenged the government’s plan to freeze next year’s medical service fee due to business recession and spiraling commodity price hikes.
In a press conference on October 13,...
Recombinant DNA products total 291 for 20 years
A total of 291 products derived recombinant DNA technologies have been approved as of September 25, this year, according to data released by the Korea Food and Drug Administration.
The data showed that 13 manufactu...
NHIC likely to freeze medical service fee in 2009
The National Health Insurance Corporation decided to freeze next year’s medical service fee on October 8 to ensure better stability of the nation’s health insurance.
A NHIC official said health providers should sha...
Government faces price cut dilemma
Now, the government faces a “dilemma’’ over whether to cut prices of pharmaceutical products through the so-called positive list system to evaluate the cost effectiveness of medicines, as the unilateral move might inv...
5 medicines added to ‘items not to be withdrawn from market’
The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service says five medicines were added to a list of ‘items not to be withdrawn from market’ totaling 567 items in October, while 4 items were delisted.
Those newly added i...
Drug makers to face tough times
Local pharmaceutical firms will face tough times ahead due to the government’s plan to reduce the drug prices depending on expected higher demand.
The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) is expect...
