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Zuellig Pharma still expanding
When Zuellig Pharma, a regional distributor of pharmaceutical and health care products, established a subsidiary in Korea in 2000, hundreds of local wholesalers went up in arms against the new entrant seeing it as a t...
Government to select innovative pharmaceutical firms in June
The Ministry of Health and Welfare is under a final stage select 50 companies as “innovative pharmaceuticals,” subject to tax deduction, price raises, financial aid, research and development support and among other be...
"Fee-for-service” overpriced, civic groups claim
Two civic groups yesterday criticized general hospitals for overpricing their non-reimbursable service, such as MRI and CT tests or scans.
A survey of 44 first-class hospitals and 291 general hospitals that their n...
HIRA discloses a list of 51 hospitals with lowest surgical mortality rates for cancer surgery
The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) announced Tuesday a list of 51 hospitals showing the lowest death rates for surgical treatments of three cancers.
Based on the government’s study of 302 hos...
20 OTC drugs to be available at 24-hour convenient stores from November
Consumers will be able to buy 20 nonprescription drugs such as cold medicine over the counter at convenience stores from November 15, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
The over the counter (OTC) drug...
Drug makers’ downsizing plan hits snag
The domestic drug industry has hit a snag with its plan to push employees to opt for early retirement plans amid growing worries over the lackluster earnings outlook, with most pharmaceutical firms reluctant to reduce...
Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Drug allegedly plotted union suppression schemes
Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Drug, a separate entity from Boehringer Ingelheim Korea, is under fire for allegedly suppressing the activity of its labor union.
The company is drawing protest from an employer surname...
Wholesalers, pharmacies challenged by large retail chains
Pharmaceutical wholesalers and pharmacy owners have seen their sales of household insecticides plunge as customers tend to visit large marts more frequently.
Pharmacies, which have sold a variety of household insec...
Doctors, health ministry pole apart over DRG scheme
The tension between the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Korean Medical Association (KMA) is undoubtedly culminating this month.
Doctors are vehemently opposing the government’s plans to fix medical fees for...
Government set to expand DRG program
Korea will introduce the controversial Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) scheme in July as originally planned, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Monday.
In an international symposium held at the COEX Grand Ballr...
