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Gilead’s Viread likely to be included in health insurance
The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) said on Jun 28 that it would not list the U.S. drugmaker Gilead Sciences’ Viread (tenofovir) into the positive list unless Yuhan Corp., local exclusive distrib...
Pharmacists feel inconvenient over possible sales of medical plasters at retail outlets
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Thursday it has selected 13 non-prescription drugs to be sold at convenience stores and supermarkets from November.
The 13 items are five fever fighting drugs, two types of ...
KDRA, FEBPS forge partnership
The Korea Drug Research Association announced recently that it has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the FEBPS (Foreign Experienced Korean Biotech/Pharmaceutical Societies), a private organization compris...
13 household medicines to be available at convenience stores from November
The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced Thursday that 13 over-the-counter (OTC) drugs will be sold at 24-hour convenience stores from November 15.
The selected items are as follows:
1) Antipyretics and analge...
Health ministry to monitor restriction free OTC drugs
As 13 household medicines are set to be sold at convenience stores from November 15, the Ministry of Health and Welfare plans to re-evaluate the effects of the deregulation, including customers’ response, in May next ...
Assembly picks Oh Jae-se as Health and Welfare Committee chairperson
The opposition Democratic United Party said Thursday that it completed the designation of its eight parliamentary standing committee chairs as the 19th National Assembly is set to open its first plenary session Mond...
Handok forges strategic tie-up with Roche Korea
Handok Pharmaceutical said Wednesday that it has forged a strategic alliance with Roche Korea in an effort to strengthen its domestic competitiveness.
Under the deal, Handok will be in charge of selling Roche drug ...
Dong-A to roll out Panpyrin tablets
Dong-A Pharmaceutical Co. will release its renowned painkiller ‘Pampyrin’ tablets from next week, along with its drink dosage form, in its latest move to take a bigger share in the domestic market.
The introduction...
Government urged to monitor PMS activities of original brand drugs
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), a U.K.-based pharmaceutical and health care company will pay $3 billion in fines ― the largest health care fraud settlement in U.S. history ― for criminal and civil violations involving 10 drugs...
RMS Korea under fire over forcible stake acquisition of small shareholders
RMS Korea, a drug wholesaler firm owned by the Netherlands’ Nethor Investment B.V., has been criticized for its forcible attempts to buy stakes of three small shareholders at cheaper price.
According to a law-firm ...
