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Korea’s 7 botanical drugs developed under Pharmaceutical Affairs Law: KPMA
The Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (KPMA) said Wednesday that the nation’s 7 botanical drugs, including Dong-A’s Stillen and SK Chemicals’ Joins, are prescription drugs developed through a series of cl...
Park’s welfare pledges under careful review
The presidential transition committe is assigned to resolve conflicting opinions over President-elect Park Geun-hye’s pledges on major welfare expansion and offer the most feasible ways to turn them into actual polici...
ISS backs split-off of Dong-A Pharm
The Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) suggested Dong-A Pharm’s plan to split the company into holding and operating entities to simplify its corporate structure and boost investor interest, Dong-A officials sai...
Park unveils government organization plan
The transition team of President-elect Park Geun-hye administration announced yesterday a 17-ministry structure for the incoming government, adding two new ministries and establishing a deputy premiership for economic...
KFDA elevated to ministerial-level office
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) will be elevated to a ministerial-level office under the oversight of the prime minister to manage the nation’s food safety, the presidential transition team said yesterda...
MSD Korea begins recall of HDL cholesterol drugMSD Korea is recalling Tredaptive (laropiprant + nicotinic acid), its medicine to raise "good" HDL cholesterol levels here, after it failed to prevent heart problems in a large ...
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Vice health minister to have meeting with CEOs of innovative firms tomorrow
All eyes are on the meeting to be held between the health vice minister Sohn Kun-ik and chief executive officers of innovative drug firms at the Korean Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association on Jan. 17 as 15 of the ...
Dong-A signs agreement to establish JV in Mongolia
Top local drug maker Dong-A Pharmaceutical on Monday announced that it has signed an agreement with a Mongolia-based MEIC Co., an affiliated company of Bishrelt Group, to set up a joint venture to commercialize pharma...
Various cost-containment policies squeeze drug makers
In 2006, drug manufacturers and the National Health Insurance Corp. agreed to discuss the volume forecasts for a drug when it is first added to the reimbursement list.
After one year, stakeholders are to reconvene...
Conflicts escalates over Hanmi’s online shopping mall
Local wholesalers and Hanmi Pharm are clashing over the operation of Hanmi’s online drug shopping mall. While Hanmi has recently proposed to negotiate the thorny issue, the Korea Pharmaceutical Wholesaler Association ...
