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13 prescription drugs likely to be reclassified
The health ministry said Tuesday that it submitted to the subcommittee meeting of the Central Pharmaceutical Affairs Council a list of 13 prescription drugs which should be reclassified into over-the-counter (OTC) dru...
Dong-A to sell Bacchus-D through pharmacy only
Dong-A Pharmaceutical Co. said last week it won’t be supplying Bacchus-D to supermarkets for some time, because its brand image could be damaged by being sold alongside other energy drinks.
In 2004, when Dong-A Pha...
New Levitra dissolvable tablets to go on sale
Bayer Healthcare plans to release a new dissolvable erectile dysfunction tablet called Levitra ODT (Orodispersible). This is a new type of pill that melts in the mouth to treat male impotence which was additionally ap...
Pharmacists insist 20 substances to be switched into OTCs
After the Ministry of Health and Welfare decided last week to allow 44 over-the-counter (OTC) medicines to be sold at supermarkets and convenience stores, the Korean Pharmaceutical Association demanded yesterday that ...
Civic groups call for switching of 10 prescription drugs into OTC drugs
Civil groups, including the Green Nature Clean Economy Secure Life, demanded yesterday that ten prescription drugs be switched into OTC products, saying the sales regulation should be eased since he wanted easier and ...
Hospitals calls for drug dispensing
Drug dispensing within hospitals should be allowed to ensure the consumer’s convenience, the Korean Hospital Association said Monday.
To this end, the association said it will launch a signature campaign for 10 mil...
Drug firms keeping silent
Although the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced on June 15 that it would allow 44 over-the-counter (OTC) medicines, including the popular Bacchus-D drink, to be sold at supermarkets and convenience stores as ear...
Can Afinitor (everolimus) be reimbursed?
Will patients with advanced renal cancer be able to get cheaper and better drugs this year? Now all eyes are on the National Health Insurance Corporation’s decision on the price of Novartis Afinitor (everolimus), the ...
OTC switching program of prescription drugs is only option, KPA president says
The Korean Pharmaceutical Association unveiled Friday its plan to switch some prescription medicines into OTC drugs as the subcommittee of the Central Pharmaceutical Affairs Council is to convene on June 21.
“At th...
Pharmacists insist switching of popular prescription drugs into OTC drug
Influenced by the government’s U-turn to allow 44 over-the-counter (OTC) medicines to be sold at supermarkets and convenience stores, the Korean Pharmaceutical Association demanded Friday that other popular prescripti...
