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Orphan Drug Center empowered with drug sale function.
As the National Assembly passed through the revised pharmaceutical affairs law on July 18 covering detailed scope of orphan drugs and their administrative particulars, the Korea Orphan Drug Center has been upgraded as...
Task Force Team organized to support Electronic Health Insurance
Ministry of Information and Communication has organized Task Force Team to support technology for ongoing health insurance card by Ministry of Health and Welfare.
The Ministry has organized Task Force Team to cen...
117 drugs including low vitamins reclassified to quasi-drugs.
The KFDA classified 117 products so far having designated as drugs into the quasi-drug category, which include a spray pas (topical pain-killers), lower vitamin and mineral preparations and oral tonics.
These quasi...
Pharmacy required to join Liability Insurance for Medical Reparation
As the Ministry of Health and Welfare going medical grievance settlement law in earnest, it will be compulsory for pharmacy to join in liability insurance for medical reparation in relation to pharmaceutical incident....
Amendment of Pharmaceutical Law passed over National Assembly
The amendment of Pharmaceutical Affairs Law pending in National Assembly passed over.
National Assembly held 223th plenary session on July 18, and passed over the amendment not passed due to not achieving the quor...
Direct Payment System of Medication Fee enforced beginning July of Next Year
Direct payment system of medicine fee promoted in relation to Medicine Distribution Information System(Helpline) will be enforced beginning July 1 of next year.
Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that 'Regu...
Business collusion to investigate intensively.
The MOHW will put "the Special Supervisory Unit for the Medical/Pharmacy Separation System" on a yearlong operational system, focusing on the major irregular practices in the field including the business collusion bet...
KFDA Mulls Permission of Post-contraceptive
KFDA went into opinion inquiry for permission of post contraceptive.
KFDA plans to collect opinions from various walks of life about it and judge whether it will be permitted or not through public hearing in case...
Orphan drugs to be wholly reviewed.
The KFDA is going to reshuffle the orphan drug administrative regulation for the purpose of adjusting it more reasonable and eliminating any possible short-cut applications to its nomination.
At present the KFDA is...
Half Reduced Osong Health Medical Science Complex will be created
Osong health medical science center reduced in half will be created than original plan.
In relation to development of Osong Health Medical Science Complex, Ministry of Health and Welfare decided to change beginnin...
