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MSD Korea releases shingles vaccine for elderlyMSD Korea said Monday that it has launched Zostavax, a live vaccine to reduce the incidence of herpes zoster (known as shingles) in adults aged 50 and older.
Herpes zoster is...
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Green Cross chosen as one of favored companies by college students
Green Cross Corp. has been chosen as one of the country’s favored companies to work for by Korean college students, according to a survey conducted by Incruit, an online job portal.
The company ranked ninth in the ...
Drumakers likely to face tough times in second half
The prevailing view in the pharmaceutical industry is that the tough times will continue in the second half of this year because there is no immediate sign of a drug demand rebound.
Korean drugmakers are fighting ...
Government to cut medicine prices over illegal kickbacks
The government is considering slashing the drug prices by up to 20 percent in the second half of this year in punitive measures against illegal kickbacks.
The punishment is the result of a crackdown by the Ministr...
Household insecticide war heats up
The domestic household insecticide market is being fiercely contested by Green Cross Corp. and Dongwha Pharm. The two firms have marketed Johnson & Johnson Korea’s F-Killer and Henkel Korea’s Home Keeper, respectively...
Huons to promote Selenase
Huons CEO Chun Jae-gap said last Wednesday that the drugmaker will step up efforts to promote Selenase (selenium) here, a drug used to enhance the immune system in a human body.
Huons established a strategic partne...
89% of caretakers for the elderly satisfies with long-term health care
The majority of caretakers for senior people have expressed positive attitudes toward the nation’s long-term health care for the elderly, which was introduced in July 2008, latest poll showed.
Citing the results of...
Sale of new oral drug for type 2 diabetes approvedA newly-developed oral drug for type 2 diabetes has received approval for production and sale from the authorities.
Duvier (lobeglitazone), the second new drug developed by C...
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Korea’s newly developed drugs get cold shoulder
Although Korea has thus far produced a total of 20 original pharmaceutical products since SK Chemicals’ Sunpla (platinum complex) was approval as the country’s first new drug in July 1999, local doctors have still tur...
Could TZD drugs regain lost market share?
Now all eyes are on the revival of thiazolidinediones (TZDs) as Duvier (lobeglitazone), one of TZDs to treat type 2 diabetes, obtained a green light from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety on Thursday.
Another go...
