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Sanofi releases Cenovis brands
Sanofi-Aventis Korea is bringing Cenovis Pro, one of the most trusted names in Australia's health care industry, to the nation’s pharmacy market, thus expanding its business horizons beyond the traditional pharmaceuti...
Generic Viagra market overheated
Nearly 50 kinds of Viagra generics from 28 companies have flooded the market since the Intellectual Property Tribunal ruled last year that Pfizer’s patented rights to use sildenafil, an active ingredient essential to ...
Assembly session faces rough sailing
The ruling and opposition parties are expected to clash over key medical and welfare agendas at the extraordinary session of the National Assembly’s Health and Welfare Committee that opens from June 17.
The ruling ...
KPA mulls suit against Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service
The Korean Pharmaceutical Association (KPA) is considering a lawsuit against the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) for the latter’s request to clarify the difference of drug supply data and reimbur...
Viread Science Korea release positive clinical results on Viread
Viread Science Korea Thursday announced new data from follow-up studies in China, Korea and Europe, which compared Viread (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) to Hepsera (adefovir dipivoxil) over 48 weeks of treatment amon...
Stricter guidelines on duplication prescription
Doctors will be obliged to issue a duplicate prescription after diagnosis and administrative dispositions, such as fines, will be meted out to any violators, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said yesterday.
The m...
Bacchus-D, Vita 500 prevails in energy drink market
In the past few years, public demand has grown for energy drinks available outside pharmacies.
Thus far, the domestic energy drink market has been dominated by Dong-A Pharmaceutical’s Bacchus-D and Kwangdong Pharm...
Concerns growing over telehealth services
The government plans to provide improved medical care services, such as remote medical examinations, by establishing infrastructures using information and communications technology (ICT), but this may threaten the sur...
Doctors protest meditel plan
The Korean Medical Association (KMA) the nation's largest interest group for doctors, has recently called for the government to withdraw its plan to allow the operation of meditels that will boost medical tourism as w...
Hanmi Pharm seeking regulatory approval for new combination formulation of irbesartan and atorvastat
Hanmi Pharmaceutical said Wednesday that it has filed a new drug application for its combination formulation containing irbesartan and atorvastatin to obtain the market authorization from to the Ministry of Food and D...
