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Pradaxa to be covered by health insuranceThe Ministry of Health and Welfare said Thursday it plans to expand the coverage of health insurance for Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate) from January 1.
The insurance prices f...
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Whanin, Sandoz Korea to co-market three antidepressants
Whanin Pharm and Sandoz Korea on Wednesday announced that the two companies have signed an agreement to co-market three antidepressants (escitalopram, paroxetine and sertraline) from next year in Korea.
Underscorin...
Hanmi wins Korean patent for antineoplastic composition
Hanmi Pharm said Thursday that it acquired a Korean patent for a composition that may safely extend the expiration date of a target anticancer drug up to a couple of years.
The title of this invention is “Pharmaceu...
Some drug firms will be at risk of losing “innovative pharmaceutical firm” status
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Wednesday that it will cancel the title of innovative pharmaceutical firms that have been caught providing illicit kickbacks or rebate to hospitals in return for purchasing its ...
Concerns growing over government's stern measures
Concerns have mounted following the government's unilateral administrative measure to cancel the title of innovative pharmaceutical firms that have been caught providing illicit kickbacks or rebate to hospitals, which...
Government seeks to uproot illegal rebates
The government will uproot rampant illegal rebate activities in the pharmaceutical industry, health officials said yesterday.
The Ministry of Health and Welfare on Wednesday said that if any of innovative drug fir...
Korea plans radio tags for prescription drugs
Radio tags (or expanded barcode) will be placed on the containers of narcotics and psychotropic drugs sold here from next year, according to the state-run Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA), in orde...
Wholesalers, drugmakers to find ways for co-existence
Drug wholesalers is facing a strong backlash in its attempt to restrict the business scope of online drug shopping malls operated by Daewoong Pharm and Hanmi Pharm, as leading pharmaceutical companies are stepping up ...
KFDA officials aghast over reorganization plan
The new government to be led by President-elect Park Geun-hye is likely to be bigger with a renewed focus on science and technology, reflecting the president-elect’s vision for a creativity and innovation-driven econo...
Listed pharmaceutical firms to cut dividend payouts on uncertainties
Korea’ listed drug firms are likely to sharply reduce their cash dividends paid out to their shareholders this year as the government’s forced price cuts for drugs and growing economic uncertainties have led them to s...
