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NA elects a new chairperson of H&W Committee
NA elects a new chairperson of H&W Committee
The National Assembly elected on July 18 parliamentary committee and special committees.
The Assembly elected Rep. Park Chong-ung as a new chairperson of He...
Safety container packaging for liquid preparations contemplated by KFDA
The safety container packaging for solutions containing acetaminophen and ibuprofen used mainly for iron preparations and cold remedies for children will be obligated, according to a recent notice of the Korea Food an...
Disqualification penalty to replace with fine.
A pharmacy proprietor may be suspended to run the pharmacy business during the disqualification penalty period but his employed pharmacist can do it.
The above interpretation came out from the MOHW in responding t...
Mr. Kim Sung-ho appointed to the new MOHW Minister.President Kim appointed Mr. Kim Sung-ho, the former administrator of the Public Procurement Service for the new minister of MOHW on July 11, replacing Minister Lee Tae-bok.
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MOHW to allow issuing one copy of prescription
The doctor's prescription will be in principle issued by one copy and another copy may be issued upon patient's request, according to the June 10 meeting..
The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) has held its fou...
Hot disputes on defected drugs.
Drug company and pharmacies raised endless tension on account of the harsh dispute on the responsibilities for 500 or 1,000 tablet sized drugs to keep good quality controls.
Recently a salesman of a drug company r...
Equivalence test data for control drug to be submitted within two months after selection
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) announced that a drug manufacturer should submit to the necessary equivalence test data on control drug within two months after its selection and unless otherwise submitte...
Special Surveillance Team on deadlock.
The Special Surveillance Team for the medical and pharmacy role separation system (hereinafter called Special Surveillance Team) supposedly reorganized by the MOHW from coming July may face its operational problems be...
License cancellation trial on liquid-type Uwangchungsimwon is in favor of Chosun Pharm
The Seoul High Court ruled that the administrative disposition of the Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) on Chosun's Uwangchungsimwon is deemed unfair, in a recent lawsuit raised by Chosun Pharm against the lic...
New drug licenses in first half dwindled sharply
The Korea Food and Administration (KFDA) says new drug licenses in the first half of this year totaled 389 from 121 pharmaceutical firms, a whopping decrease of 45.3 percent over the same period of last year (712 item...
