News About: Pharm. Industry
Female employees in pharmaceutical firms on rise
The number of female employees is on the rise as more women are choosing to work to seek more stable income.
According to a recent survey conducted by Woman Marketer Meeting (WWW) consisting of female marketers in ...
Ildong begins operation of antibiotic and anticancer plant
Ildong Pharm has begun operating its new KGMP plant producing cephalosporin antibiotics and antitumor drugs in Ansung of Kyunggi Province, a result of some 70 billion won investment with a 36-month construction period...
Newly modified drugs draw little attention
Despite the fact that Korean drug makers, such as Hanmi and Korea United, launched their chemically modified medicines with better utility and safety profile, their local sales have been still unsatisfactory, accordin...
Choongwae says avanafil shows efficacy in 15 minutes
Choongwae Pharma announced on July 5 new data from an analysis of the recently completed phase 3 study of avanafil, an investigational drug candidate for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED).
In the study of ...
Drugmakers seeking to raise prices of renowned brand items
Some pharmaceutical companies, such as CJ Cheil Jedang, Handok and Janssen Korea, have tried to increase their renowned OTC (over-the-counter) medicines through modification of packages and/or addition of some ingredi...
KPMA lukewarm over unified distribution policy
The Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association said on July 1 it has not officially support the unified distribution system of pharmaceutical wholesalers.
The association added that the issue should be approved...
KT Commerce extends its MRO service to drugmakers
KT Commerce Corporation, KT Group’s electronic commerce corporation, says it has provided its MRO service for Hyundai Pharm and Ahngook Pharm to help these businesses save on costs on research and development equipmen...
Bioequivalence guideline for capecitabine to boost launch of Xeloda generic drugs
Korean makers of generic drugs are seeking the Korea Food and Drug Administration approval to sell a copy of Xeloda, whose active ingredient is capecitabine.
To this end, the KFDA has recently announced its new bio...
Dong-A Pharm to sell GSK’s Polident denture cleanser in September
Dong-A Pharmaceutical Co. says it will market GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)’s Polident denture cleanser from September, while GSK will be responsible for selling an oral refresher Garglin.
A business division that will joi...
Drugmakers, wholesalers to cooperate
The Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association and the Korea Association of Pharmaceutical Wholesaler agreed to work together over the current issues.
The agreement was reached during the meeting between KPMA c...
