News About: Pharm. Industry
Atacand Approved for Chronic Heart Failure Treatment
AstraZeneca’s Atacand (candesarten cilexetil), an Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker (ARB) for the treatment of hypertension, has been additionally approved for the treatment of Chronic Heart Failures (CHF) by passing th...
Pantogar Proven Effective from Domestic Clinical Studies
According to the recent domestic clinical studies conducted by Prof. Rho Byung-in of Chung-Ang University Hospital Department of Dermatology, Pantogar has been proven effective for the treatment of female hair loss an...
AstraZeneca Korea Introduces The Zoladex SafeSystem SyringeAstraZeneca Korea announced its introduction of The Zoladex SafeSystem Syringe, which is to improve the overall safety measures commonly associated with the existing syringe dev...
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Abbott Korea’s Return Process Clashes with Local Wholesalers
Local drug wholesalers expressed their concerns over Abbott Korea’s handling of its return process by stating that the company is not showing an active measure towards the requested inventory returns.
A representat...
LG Life Sciences Wins Exclusive Marketing Right for AMEVIVE
LG Life Sciences, Ltd. and Biogen Idec Inc., a U.S.-based biotechnology company, have recently agreed to make LG Life Sciences an exclusive marketing partner for sale of Biogen’s AMEVIVE (Alefacept) in Korea.
AMEVI...
Asia Pharmaceuticals Enters Gastric Ulcer Market
Asia Pharmaceuticals (Korean: A-Ju Pharm), via its strategic partnership with Japan’s Kotobuki Pharmaceuticals, enters the domestic gastric ulcer treatment market by launching Azuroxa Granule (Egualen Na 15mg).
Azu...
Sudo Pharmaceuticals Post Negative Financial Results
Sudo Pharmaceuticals announced its 38th-period (from 10/01/2003 to 09/30/2004) annual financial results on November 30th, 2004.
According to the announcement, the company’s total sales were 17.21 billion won, which...
Significant Drop in OTC Production by Local Companies
The OTC market is showing a deepening level of inactivity, and the trend is likely to continue as the number of OTC approvals by the KFDA drops every year since the separation of medical and dispensary practices imple...
Increased Headhunting Activities for Pharmaceutical Industry
There is a trend by professional headhunters to show an increased interest and activity towards the pharmaceutical industry and its professions. There are currently about 15 to 20 professional headhunting firms that ...
Cialis launching campaign received Asia Pacific PR awards.
"Cialis launching campaign in Korea" has received "2004 Asia Pacific Awards" from "PR Week" magazine, a communication journal.
The award has been followed by the late "2004 Asian Brand Marketing Effectiveness Award...
