News About: Pharm. Industry
Kukje launches losatan generic
Kukje Pharm says it has launched Lozaltan tablet, generic product of Cozaar (losartan) marketed by the U.S. pharmaceutical firm Merck & Co.
The domestic losartan market is valued at 40 billion won.
Losartan is a...
Bayer launches global liver cancer educational campaign
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc., in collaboration with Vital Options International, American Liver Foundation, has announced the launch of “Living with Liver Cancer” – the first international program designed t...
Pharmaceutical shares to be seen upward
The won's fall has made Korean products more inexpensive on global markets, and as a result, Korean pharmaceutical exporters should see a surge in overseas demand in the mid- and long-term.
Major pharmaceutical fir...
Choong-wae to initiate phase 3 trial of avanafil for treatment of erectile dysfunction
Choong-wae Pharm said on November 13 that it will conduct phase 3 study of avanafil, its investigational new drug for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED) under the recent approval of the Korea Food and Drug Adm...
Lemona tops the best vitamin brand listing
Kyungnam’s Lemona, vitamin C preparation, topped Korea’s best consumer vitamin brand listing in 2009, a Korea Consumer Forum reported recently.
The KCF said Lemona was selected as number one brand due to the compan...
Pharmaceutical stocks shows unexpected rally
Despite the fact that the capital market consolidation act took effect on February 4, local pharmaceutical shares gave positive signals to investors.
Even under there have been concerns that the domestically orient...
Huons to team up with Torrent Pharm in India
Huons Co. said on Feburary 11 that it signed an exclusive agreement with India-based Torrent Pharmaceuticals, the flagship company of Torrent group, to introduce antihypertensives, anti-arteriosclerosis agents, antidi...
EstechPharma to export rebamipide to Japan
EstechPharma said on February 12 that it will export rebamipide worth $840,000 to Japan until next month, since its first shipment.
Rebamipide is a novel compound synthesized by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
T...
Parties clash over next chairmanship of KPMA
Dispute has been escalating over the next chairmanship of the Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association.
In a meeting on February 5, the KPMA’s advisory committee decided to reappoint Ur Choon-sun, the incumbe...
Ketotop patch wins 2009 best brand award
Pacific Pharm said on November 11 that its Ketotop patch has received this year’s Best Brand Award in an annual consumer-voting event, which has been jointly hosted by the Korean Customers' Forum and Korea Economic Da...
