News About: Goverment
Concrete Criteria of Clinical Test for Medical Equipment.
Korea Food & Drug Administration enacted regulations in relation to inspection of safety and validity of medical equipment by making criteria and procedure of it, which was subjected for clinical test.
The regulat...
KFDA to prosecute for unauthorized clinical studies.
The KFDA intends to put a criminal suit and other administrative measures against any clinical study conducting without the KFDA approval taking effect from the next year. Besides, any drugs for clinical studies shall...
Unreasonable policy triggers backlash from medical/pharmacy communities.
The government's stereotyped policy in saving the NHI finance rather created a lot of problems to the medical and pharmacy communities and other irrational and unacceptable measures to the medical and pharmacy communi...
76% of the public is seriously worried about drug abuse.
Urgent countermeasures are now required because most of the public has recognized the seriousness of the misuse and illegal distribution of drugs.
The Korea Food and Drug Administration has conducted a joint surve...
Illegal pharmacy practices rapidly spreaded.
According to the retail pharmacy inspection conducted by the Medical and Pharmacy Department of Seoul City government from July to Sept. against 913 retail pharmacies, 184 wholesalers and 577 medical instrument sellin...
MOHW postponed NHI coverage suspension for efficacy unproven drugs.
The MOHW announced on Oct. 24 that the NHI payment rejection plan for the drugs that were not completed with their efficacy equivalent tests starting from Nov. 1 this year would put off until May next year.
Earlier...
Withdrawal Prevention Incentive Expanded to Exempted Regions
Pharmacies located in regions that are exempted from the separation system could receive an incentive if they directly prescribe withdrawal prevention medicine.
The Withdrawal Prevention Pharmaceutical system has ...
Administrative Power Mobilized to Root Out Prearranged Activity
In response to the continued increase in prearranged activity between medical institutions and pharmacies further change has been noticed because the Ministry of Health and Welfare adopted a more focused policy by mob...
HIRA Indicates Serious Use of Injection at Clinic.
It is disclosed that clinic level of hospital showed high frequency to prescribe injection and countermeasures is required for the issue.
Health Insurance Review Agency conducted evaluation in relation to the adeq...
No test on drug efficacy equivalency no NHI coverage.
The MOHW took an explanatory meeting at the KPMA auditorium hall on Oct 22 in presence of over 400 people working for the related industry over the NHI drug pricing change including how to modify the accounting standa...
