News About: Pharm. Industry
Green Cross acquire two blood centers in US
GCAM, a newly established affiliated company of Green Cross Corporation in the United States, took over two blood collection centers there, GCC officials said on December 17.
Located at California, GCAM will be abl...
Institut Pasteur Korea, Novartis to cooperate
Cooperation between Institut Pasteur Korea and Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases (NITD) is picking up, with efforts being made to step up exchanges in the areas of tuberculosis drug discovery.
The two organi...
SK Chemicals wins technology award
SK Chemicals’ SID 530 has won a technology award from the Ministry of Knowledge Economy at the annual Korea Technology Awards 2009 ceremony on December 15.
The ministry said it has selected SID 530 for its contribu...
Hanmi’s Amosartan wins bronze medal
The Ministry of Knowledge Economy awarded on December 15 a bronze medal to Hanmi Pharm Co., honoring for its technological achievement in the development of Amosartan, a combination drug of amodipine and losartan pota...
Government eyes implementing hospital incentive system to stamp out illegal rebate
The government is considering implementing the controversial hospital incentive system from July next year as part of a nationwide anti-rebate campaign, the Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs said on Dece...
34% of Asia-Pacific men can differentiate premature ejaculation and erectile dysfunction
Many of Asia-Pacific men could not differentiate between premature ejaculation (PE) and erectile dysfunction (ED), according to a regional study.
The study's findings were revealed by a panel of four sexual health ...
Hospital incentive system will hurt pharmaceutical sector
The Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association said that the local pharmaceutical segment is expected to suffer tremendous loss if an incentive system for medical institutions takes effective.
Aimed at providin...
TG Sambo releases Averatec Prezenter PT 1400
TG Sambo Computer Co. said it has recently rolled out their brand new dual-touch screen tablet PC in the form of the Averatec PT 1400.
The company says it will be a useful tool for salespersons to perform their pre...
KFDA approves advanced clinical study of new atopic dermatitis medication
Hanall Pharm said on December 14 that it has received approval from the Korea Food and Drug Administration to conduct a dose-finding Phase 2 study of a drug for the treatment of atopic dermatitis.
The company said ...
Local drugmakers oppose hospital incentive plan
The Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (KPMA) and the government have clashed over a new incentive plan, under which a medical institution can get paid the rebate by the government when the institution pur...
