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Clinical trials of Korean natural medicine approved by U.S. FDA
Yungjin Pharmaceutical said Monday it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Apr. 5 to conduct advance clinical studies of a natural medicine for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmo...
Number of medical disputes tops 34,533 in 2012
The annual number of medical disputes raised for a consultation stood at 34,533 cases last year (from April 8, 2012 to March 31, 2014), the Korea Medical Dispute Mediation and Arbitration Agency (KMDMAA) said Monday.
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Local drug makers urged to give better treatment to OTC salespeople
Salespeople in charge of over-the-counter (OTC) products have complained about “unfair treatment” from local drugs makers, since the implementation of a system to separate drug dispensing from medical practice in 2000...
HIRA unveils major medical statistics
The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) said today it will make public the nation’s health insurance outlays for examination and treatment.
Those who visit the HIRA homepage are able to confirm th...
Individually-owned pharmacies struggling to survive
With soaring rents in major marketplaces, only affordable by large companies, small pharmacies are pushed out to side streets,
Many pharmacy owners have vigorously managed to stay at the heart of major streets ami...
Government to back Ilyang’s new influenza antiviral drug development
The Transgovernmental Enterprise for Pandemic Influenza in Korea (TEPIK), which was established by the Ministry of Health and Welfare in November 2010, has recently unveiled its plan to sponsor and support Ilyang Phar...
SK Chemicals to work with SK Biopharm
SK Chemicals announced Sunday that it signed a strategic alliance deal with SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. to spur a joint development of YKP10811, a treatment for chronic constipation under the SK Group’s new management 3...
NHIC to propose state-owned pharmaceutical firm
The National Health Insurance Corporation has unveiled a plan to ask the government to establish a state pharmaceutical company after an in-depth consultation with private specialists.
In a recently announced repor...
Drug makers skeptical about creation of state-run pharmaceutical firm
A state-owned pharmaceutical company is not the answer to providing cheaper medicines in the country, industry officials said.
Their reactions followed after the National Health Insurance Corporation is seriously c...
Daewoong ranks top in annual salary
Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. ranks top in annual employee paychecks among the nation’s 55 listed drug firms that close their books at the end of December, the latest data shows.
According to a pharmaceutical informa...
