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1,307 non-prescription drugs converted to non-NHI reimbursed items.
The MOHW announced on Nov. 19 that effective from Jan. and April next year 1,307 non-prescription drugs including digestive enzyme preparations are deleted from the NHI reimbursement scheme as one of the NHI financial...
4,071 drugs completed to prove drug efficacy equivalency.
It was reported that the total 4,071 drugs completed their drug efficacy equivalent tests.
The KFDA said that 3,701 drugs earlier finished the drug efficacy equivalent tests by 7 different occasions and additional ...
Diminishing System of Medicine Management Charge Postponed for a month.
The Diminishing System of Medicine Management Charge which was scheduled to be enforced on December 1st has been postponed for one month and will be carried out starting next year.
Although Ministry of Health and ...
Third party manufacturing for clinical samples allowed
Effective from Feb. next year the third party manufacturing for clinical samples seems to be granted.
Any new drug in clinical trials can be administered under the KFDA's prior approval far before its commercializ...
Safety caps required for package of Acetaminophen, etc .
Taking effects from 2003 the drug package containing 1,000 mg of Acetaminophen and Ibuprofen liquid provisionally require safety caps to close the bottle for the purpose of protecting children.
The KFDA put initial...
NHI to reimburse yearly for 365 days treatment.
A revised draft of the working rules of the NHI reimbursement act was announced in public on Nov. 14 covering restrictive clauses for beneficiaries not to abuse their vested service benefits.
The new draft restri...
NPPC Begins Standardization of Pharmaceutical Education
The National Pharmaceutical Professors Council (NPPC) has begun the standardization of pharmaceutical education.
The NPPC held an autumn general meeting at SungKyunKwan University last November 9 and agreed that rev...
Diminishing charge system to save remarkable NHI fund.
A new diminishing drug administration charge system seems to be enforced from Dec. 1, which applies a diminishing charge rate to drug administration fees according to number of prescription filling day. Currently the ...
SPA to file interim injunction against diminishing charge system.
The Seoul Pharmacist Association (SPA) plans to file an interim injunction against the government's new diminishing charge system for pharmacist's drug administration fees.
They also decided on Nov. 14 to establis...
Herbal Medicine Department Issue Worsens Due to Lack of Countermeasures
The Ministry of Health and Welfare has failed to come up with countermeasures as students majoring in Herbal Medicine at three universities, who are requesting improvements in the Herbal Masters program and the phaseo...
