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Korea emerging as global drug trial hub
Korea is rapidly emerging as a global hub of clinical trials for multinational pharmaceutical companies thanks to its excellent infrastructure for clinical research, market watchers said
Multinational pharmaceutical...
Health minister expresses negative view on OTC sales in supermarkets
It is difficult for the government to allow supermarkets to sell medicine in reality, Health and Welfare Minister Chin Soo-hee told reporters Tuesday.
She also stressed that what matters most is how to help the pub...
Increased coverage for advanced breast cancer patients
The government will increase health insurance benefits for treatment of early-stage breast cancer that is Human Epidermal growth factor Receptor 2-positive (HER2+) and has spread into the lymph nodes, or is HER2+ and ...
9 drug makers caught bribing hospitals
The country's antitrust regulator said Sunday that nine pharmaceutical companies were found to have provided rebate-offerings to area hospitals, it said Sunday.
The Fair Trade Commission imposed a combined 3 billio...
KPMA opens consultative center for pharmaceutical companies
The Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association opened a special center on its building in Seoul, Monday to provide its member companies with tailored consulting services on regulatory affairs, license and other af...
69% of large hospitals prescribe expensive drugs
68.5 percent of general hospitals prescribed original brands in the latter half of last year, according to the Health Insurance Review Assessment and Service.
The drug agency said that high-priced drugs in medicati...
Pharmacies to face 5-time shift system at night
Pharmacies are likely to be pressed to operate a 5-time night shift system in the near future as the health ministry has asked them to come up with any possible options to prevent over-the-counter drugs at convenient ...
COPD patients declined in 5 years
On World No Tobacco Day designated by the World Health Organization, the Health Insurance Review Assessment and Service said Tuesday that the number of patients being treated for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...
More pharmacies to open at night
The Korean Pharmaceutical Association (KPA) says it will encourage more pharmacies in rotation to open at nighttime under consultation with the health ministry.
"To help relieve people’s inconvenience, we will ask ...
8.4 trillion won spent on health insurance in first quarter
The government spent nearly 8.38 trillion won on health insurance cover in the first quarter of this year.
The medical costs covered by the nation’s obligatory health insurance scheme were 8.38 trillion won for the...
