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Eliquis, Jakavi added to green list in April
Several original brands, including BMS-Pfizer’s Equiquis and Novartis’s Jakavi and Boehringer Ingelheim’s Trajenta, were added to a list of patents associated with drug products in April, the Ministry of Food and Drug...
Competitors gain over Tylenol trouble
Two local drug makers, such as Sam-A Pharm and Dongkwang Pharm selling children’s syrups containing acetaminophen, are enjoying a rush of orders from pharmacies, as the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety banned prescri...
Can national health insurance to cover Revlimid?
Patients with multiple myeloma have pinned high hopes that Revlimid (lenalidomide) may be covered by national health insurance this year as the recent survey showed that a number of people want more high-priced cancer...
Jassen Korea apologies for recall of kid’s Tylenol syrup
The head of Janssen Korea on Thursday apologized for her company's recent recall of two Tylenol syrup products for children that contain unsafe levels of acetaminophen.
Acetaminophen, generally used for inflammato...
Dong-A’s acetaminophen pouch for children emerging into spotlight
A number of pharmacies are rushing to place their increasing orders with Dong-A Pharmaceutical’s Champ, a pouch type of antipyretic, as an alternative for Janssen’s Tylenol syrup for children.
There are 34 fever re...
Lawmaker submits a bill to prevent non-pharmacists’ drug dispensing in military
An opposition party lawmaker has submitted a bill calling for introducing a public health pharmacist system to curb increasing cases of drug dispensing acts by non-pharmacists in the military and deal with drug relate...
Government urged to expand health insurance coverage
Many people have called on the government to increase its insurance coverage to high-priced cancer medicines, various imaging tests (MRI, PET, CT) and instruments used for nerve and heart surgeries, the Ministry of He...
Janssen Korea criticized for slow recall action over Tylenol syrups for children
A group for pharmacists has recently criticized against Janssen Korea, following the company’s expected tepid recall on two children’s Tylenol syrup products.
In a statement on Tuesday, the group claimed that Janss...
Pharmacists fears backlash from recall of Tylenol syrups
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) said Tuesday that it had prohibited the sales of two children’s Tylenol syrup products due to a possible manufacturing problem that may have increased the concentration of t...
Increasing cases of side effects reported for Tylenol
The number of reports on side effects from taking Tylenol (acetaminophen) has increased in recent years.
According to data by Yakup.com, a pharmaceutical information portal, the cases of side effects caused by Tyl...
