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Civic groups call for scrapping of EU FTA
The road to ratify the Korea-EU free trade agreement was completed last week, bringing a vigorous outcry from civic groups.
The Korean Federation of Medical Groups for Health Rights (KFHR) said in a statement that ...
Tuberculosis patients declined over 3 years
The National Health Insurance Corporation (NHIC) said Sunday that the number of patients being treated for tuberculosis has declined over the past three years.
In 2009, 330,383 people had their tuberculosis treatm...
Korea testing unidentified pneumonia
Korean health authorities said Sunday that they are currently testing unidentified cases of acute pneumonia in a university hospital in Seoul, escalating fears.
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Major firms forecast to suffer poor Q1 results
Seven major pharmaceutical companies are likely to see their first-quarter earnings worsen with operating and net profits falling 40 percent and 34 percent, respectively buffeted by stubbornly weak domestic demand, ac...
Domestic pharmaceutical market will open to Europe from July
Starting July, pharmaceutical firms based in European Union member states will be able to sell their drugs at cheaper prices and expanding market share here, the Ministry of Justice said Thursday.
This is in line ...
Government urged to overhaul mandatory separation reform
The government implemented a radical type of mandatory separation reform, that is, a separation of medical institutions and pharmacies for outpatient care in 2000, but the reform has deteriorated the financial conditi...
Pharmacists call for new prescription plan
Pharmacists said the government should implement the controversial new prescription plan, drug refill system and OTC switch system of prescription drugs in order to address debt-ridden health insurance.
In a recent...
AstraZeneca Korea will move to new headquarters
AstraZeneca Korea, a Korean unit of AstraZeneca, the world's sixth-largest pharmaceutical company, will move Wednesday from its office to a new seventeen-story building in Songpa-ku, Seoul.
“Now all of our employe...
Sales of OTC products at convenience store ruled out
The government said it has not decided to allow over-the-counter drugs at supermarkets and convenient stores at nighttime (after 9 p.m.), rejecting speculation.
The Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs, ...
Drug makers gather to tackle drug price cut
Members of the Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (KPMA) gathered to discuss the government’s policy to sharply lower all drug prices, aiming to stabilize the nation's health insurance finance suffering fr...
