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Viagra generic makers to release orally disintegrating tablets
Six Korean drug firms, including Jeil Pharma and Dongkook Pharma, will roll out generic versions of Viagra as a new formulation - orally disintegrating tablets.
This innovative technology is expected to gain popula...
1 in 100 Koreans has epilepsy
One in 100 Koreans has experienced epilepsy, the Korean Epilepsy Society (KEC) said Thursday.
Epilepsy is a common and diverse set of chronic neurological disorders characterized by seizures.
According to the so...
Business information session scheduled for pharmacy owners in July
Mypharm Korea will hold a business information session during early July in order to help pharmacy owners cope with any financial loss they may encounter, as the National Assembly passing a bill permitting the sale of...
Court rules against drug price cuts
The Seoul Administrative Court ruled last week that a 20-percent price cut on drugs of Dong-A Pharma and Hutecs Korea could be justified due to insufficient evidencing data.
Turning down a claim from the Ministry o...
Korean drugmakers eye generic Exforge development
Korean pharmaceutical firms are gearing up to enter the ever-growing combination antihypertensive drugs market dominated by foreign drug companies – Novartis, Daiichi Sankyo and Boehringer Ingelhiem.
The patent of ...
Korea approves 39 Viagra generics
As the main patent for Viagra already expired and t its use patent was nullified by the Korean Intellectual Property Tribunal, more generic versions are expected to rush into pharmacies, according to industry official...
Kolmar Korea to spin off businesses
Kolmar Korea officially decided to separate its business into two parts during a special shareholders meeting on Monday.
Under the split-off plan, Kolmar Korea is to break off companies into an investment consultin...
Illegal rebate activities in dental industry specified
Starting August 1, offering a dental doctor with money and goods will be considered a rebate activity in the dental trade industry, according to the nation’s antitrust agency.
The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has re...
Controversy mounts over plan to re-categorize drugs
Tension is escalating between doctors and pharmacists over the government's plan to "re-categorize" medicines as part of measures to reduce customers' inconvenience in buying drugs and strengthen monitoring of drug us...
Pharmacists demand sale of morning-after pills at pharmacies
The Korean Pharmaceutical Association (KPA) is demanding people be allowed to get morning-after pills directly at pharmacies, not through hospitals, claiming it will help prevent unplanned pregnancies and reduce abort...
