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GSK’s pneumococcal vaccine may be given to pre-term infants
The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced in January that it will cover most of the cost of 10 vaccinations for children. Inoculation fees will be set at 5,000 won a shot, down from the previous average of 15,000 w...
PHARMAX Ogilvy Healthworld names new president
Hwang Yeon-hee, a former consulting head of Bayer Korea, has been appointed as the new president of PHARMAX Ogilvy Healthworld in Korea.
Throughout her more than 30 years of pharmaceutical/healthcare marketing exp...
Otsuka to bring out UL•OS brand, men’s cosmetics
Otsuka Korea is bringing UL•OS brand, one of the most popular names in Japan’s male cosmetic industry), to the nation thus expanding its business horizons beyond the traditional pharmaceutical segment.
UL•OS is a v...
Drug firms pin hopes on passage of OTC drug sales bill
Many drug makers are keeping a watch on the movement of lawmakers as the government’s plan to allow the sale of painkillers and cold medicines at convenience stores is being screened at the parliamentary committee.
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Ministry mulls sales of Tylenol at convenient stores
The Ministry of Health and Welfare is considering the sales of non-prescription drugs at places other than pharmacies on the condition that only certain drugs should be sold at limited places that operate around the c...
Bease, Festal to be available at convenient stores
The Ministry of Health and Welfare Tuesday announced a list of 67 over-the-counter (OTC) drugs that were agreed between the Korean Pharmaceutical Association (KPA) and the government last December.
Of the 67 OTC pr...
LG Life Sciences veers into generic drug markets with Pfizer
LG Life Sciences said Tuesday that it has forged a strategic alliance with Pfizer Vitals in an effort to promote its generic business at home and abroad.
Under the deal, LG will be in charge of developing and produ...
Tylenol price to rise
Johnson & Johnson Korea has a plan to increase the prices of all Tylenol products regardless of ethical or OTC, according to Janssen Korea.
It is expected that Tylenol prices will increase by 10 to 20 percent soon...
National Assembly Health Committee to screen revision bill on OTC drugs
Korea’s parliamentary health committee today is scheduled to discuss a revision bill aimed at making 48 over-the-counter (OTC) drugs available at supermarkets and discount stores for easier and wider access from the p...
OTC drug sales bill
Expectations were riding high over the sale of non-prescription drugs at places other than pharmacies as the Korean Pharmaceutical Association (KPA) announced last December they would halt their opposition to the plan...
