News About: Goverment
Existence of current SDP function is preferred, a lawmaker said"The oncoming system of separating drug dispensing from medical practice (SDP function) cannot be abolished and some defects should be rectified via re-evaluation of the fundame...
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KFDA to gear up campaigns of pharmaceuticals-related regulations
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) is contemplating a series of briefing sessions related to enactment/revision of Rules concerning license (notice) of Drug, Etc. on September 30 and expanded notice of drug...
Controversy still erupts over drug firms' lobbying
The actually transacted drug reimbursement system, which was introduced on November 1999 prior to implementation of a system of separating drug dispensing from medical practice, was launched under the tripartite agree...
Mounting concerns over government's drug-related policies
Pharmaceutical business sources say that a series of drug-related policies designed to discourage the use of high-priced drugs, such as minimum actually transacted pricing system, drug pricing re-evaluation system and...
Special benefits given to Helfline users.
The national health insurance inspection seems to intensify against the medical institutions who were in massive drug uses but evading the Helfline, a drug distribution information system.
However, the pharmacy an...
Abusive and illegal medical bills prevalent in clinics.
It was found that most of clinics in the residential areas provided abusive and illegal services to patients with false medical charges according to the MOHW's survey over the first quarter of medical bills, revealing...
Revision of bioequivalence test standards eyed
The Korea Food and Drug Administration has finished drafting a revision of bioequivalence test standards, which includes a provision for allowing pharmaceutical firms to perform the bioequivalence tests by utilizing t...
Legal dispute on government's improper cut of insurance drug prices still flared up
In line with the recent administrative suit to suspend the improper reduction of insurance drug prices in a high court following the previous injunction trial at the end of last month, the Ministry of Health and Welfa...
Ex post facto management for KGSP-accredited firms eyed
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) announced it will implement its ex post facto management for KGSP-accredited firms next year in accordance with the basic pharmaceutical affairs inspection program, while ...
No pharmacist or oriental pharmacist shall establish more than one pharmacy, health ministry says
The Ministry of Health and Welfare is contemplating the revision of the Korean Pharmaceutical Affairs Law, which is prompted by the recent permission of a corporate pharmacy ruled by the constitutional court.
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