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Cancerous dioxin found in bamboo salt
Excess amounts of cancerous dioxin have been discovered in heat-treated salts, including bamboo-salt salts and roasted salts which are being widely distributed in market, the Korea Food and Drug Administration said re...
Establishment of pharmacy is permissible by separation of pharmacy facilities
Recently, the Ministry of Health and Welfare replied to a civil petition that within a same building, a drug sale/guidance room in the first floor and a dispensing room in the second or third floor may be separately e...
MOHW to abolish its July notice on restricted use of digestives
The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) announced on August 6 that it would abolish the existing July 1 notice on the limited insurance coverage of digestives including drugs preparations for intestinal flora.
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KFDA says illegal selling of ethicals is still rampant
The unlawful selling of ethicals, including Viagra and Xenical has been still prevailing in hospitals and clinics, the Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) said recently.
According to data compiled by the KFDA...
Prolongation of NHI coverage days subjected to prior approval.
The restrictive 365 day-limit system for national health insurance (NHI) coverage seems to be modified with exceptional prolongation measures for patients with complex diseases under the prior authorization of the Nat...
Number of oppositions against treatment/drug charges reaches 398,388 cases
The number of oppositions against the treatment/drug screening charges raised by the medical institutions (including pharmacies) has been surging, the Health Insurance Review Agency (HIRA) said recently.
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New drug price system to determine on Aug. 9
The government tried to enforce a new drug price system adopting the bottom line of actual transaction in the market in order to eliminate drug price bubbles, and it seems to be determined on Aug. 9.
The Regulatio...
Establishment of foreign-invested corporate pharmacies eyed
Now that the government has finally decided to allow the establishment of foreign-invested corporate pharmacies in a bid to materialize the development of the western part of Seoul metropolitan region into the center ...
Foreigners are allowed to open pharmacy.
It is finally concluded that foreign corporate pharmacies are allowed to establish in Korea. For this new policy, 21 government divisions including the MOHW and the MOFE recently gathered together and decided to allow...
Civil groups urge adoption of generic-name based prescription
Health-related organizations and civil groups convened on July 29 a discussion for the amelioration of drug price policy and called for the government to adopt a series of drug-related policies designed to reduce the ...
