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Large bundles of Aspirin tablets headache for pharmacies
Recently, pharmacy owners have found it increasingly difficult to deal with expired medicine stocks of Aspirin Protect tablets as the medicine are mainly sold in large bundles.
Bayer Korea sells the drug in large ...
Janssen Korea is under special probe over Tylenol troubles
The national health watchdog said Tuesday that it has launched a special two-week inspection of Janssen Korea’s factory in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province to investigate the manufacturing, product management and quality c...
MFDS to prevent illegal patent extension by U.S. drugmakers
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) is considering proposing a bill to effectively block a brand-name manufacturer's tactical use of pharmaceutical patents to extend their intellectual property rights over hig...
Janssen Korea recalls children’s Tylenol syrups by 70%
Janssen Korea said Tuesday that it had recalled 92,358 bottles of children’s Tylenol suspension 100 mL and 500 mL manufactured after May 2011, which accounted for 69.8 percent of total 132,257 bottles.
The company ...
National health insurance to cover antiarrhythmic drug
Sanofi-Aventis Korea said Monday that its cardiac arrhythmia medication Multaq (dronedarone) will be covered by national health insurance from May 1.
The insurance price of twice-daily Multaq, which was approved by...
Dong-A Pharm’s collateral policy stirs debate
Local wholesalers have recently lashed out at Dong-A Pharmaceutical’s unreasonable collateral policy, demanding a guarantor’s resident registration copy and certificate that a seal is registered, in addition to the do...
CEO of RNL Bio unveils tender offer
RNL Bio president Ra Jung-chan said last Friday that he will acquire a 50 percent stake of existing shareholders through tender offer. The tender offer is a public, open offer or invitation by a prospective acquirer t...
Janssen Korea hit by compulsory recall of children Tylenol syrup
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said last Friday that it has ordered Janssen Korea to recall Children’s Tylenol Suspension citing manufacturing flaws that can increase its active ingredient acetaminophen.
The ...
Sales of first-aid products jump during weekend
A 24-hour convenient store saw sales rise by 39.2 percent for 11 first-aid remedies between Saturday and Sunday in January, according to Yakup.com, a pharmaceutical information portal.
The portal’s one-month survey...
OTC products sales top 8.5 billion won for four months
Combined sales of 11 over-the-counter drugs, requiring no doctor’s prescription for purchase, stood are expected to reach 8.5 billion won at 24-hour convenience stores over the past four months, since the government a...
