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Hanmi, Spectrum enter agreement over neutropenia treatment
Hanmi Pharmaceutical said Tuesday that it has signed a co-development and commercialization Agreement with the US based Spectrum Pharmaceuticals on Hanmi’s new biopharmaceutical LAPS-GCSF (HM10460A/neutropenia drug)....
49 drugs delisted from health insurance in February
The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service said Tuesday that 49 medicines, including Uridul’s Grocel and Dongwha’s Pancol, are no longer reimbursable from this month.
It also announced a list of 18,157 non-...
Huons gets KFDA approval for combination drug
Huons and CTC Bio said Tuesday that the Korea Food and Drug Administration has given the green light to Arigrel, which combines the two most commonly prescribed medicines, clopidogrel and aspirin, for the treatment of...
Celltrion’s international trademark applications top 23 in 2011
Biotech company Celltrion Inc. filed 23 Madrid system based trademark applications last year in an effort to protect its own medicines in the international arena, according to the Korean Intellectual Property Office (...
Health related industry likely to grow 4 times by 2020
Korea should swiftly draft measures to meet surging demand from the aging population, the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) urged recently.
The market for the health-related industry is projected ...
Can Rhu be renamed as KPMA chairman
Attention has been drawn on whether Rhu Duk-hee , chairman of the incumbent chairman of the Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association, could be re-appointed at the next month's general meeting.
Most of KPMA ex...
14,184 clinics receive 19 billion won as incentive
The government offered 19 billion won to a total of 14,184 clinics that were found to reduce unnecessary pill prescriptions, the Health and Welfare Ministry officials said recently.
The ministry officials found tha...
Drugmakers struggle for survival
Fierce competition in domestic ethical market is making it harder for companies to do business.
As the massive drug price cut plan is expected to take effect in April, analysts expect a large number of mergers and ...
Convenient stores sell one or more restriction-free OTC drugs
Major discount stores has begun selling over-the-counter (OTC) drugs after a total of 48 OTC drugs were officially allowed to be sold outside pharmacies across the country starting July 21 of last year. Of the 48 item...
Companies seeking to establish sound marketing order
Some companies are gaining favorable response from their salespeople, declaring that any ‘push’ sales activities to ensure achievement of sales target and money collection are no longer available.
This transition i...
