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Zuellig mulls acceptance of pharmacy oriented exclusive card
Zuellig Pharma Korea is considering accepting pharmacy exclusive cards in local regions, although the drug distributor has acknowledged the use of Samsung Card and Pharmsco Card only.
Recently, Pusan Pharmaceutical...
Change in academic system of pharmacy school emphasized
The 6-year academic system at pharmacy appears inevitable in propping up the quality of education, said a professor who visited Cheong Wa Dae Wednesday, together with other professors at engineering college.
In a m...
Hospitals, pharmacies will oblige to issue receipts showing treatment fees and medication
Starting next year, medical institutions and pharmacies must tell customers on the receipt how much treatment fees and medication they are paying, according to the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs.
Th...
Government seeking to strength service industry
The government will announced a set of measures to improve the corporate environment and develop the services industry, which includes speeding up deregulation to allow over-the-counter drugs at supermarkets.
In an...
Korea urged to support production of generic drugs
The Korean government should work out measures to encourage pharmaceutical firms to develop more effective and cheaper drugs, strengthening the competitiveness of the country’s pharmaceutical industry, according to th...
Government to check actual purchase price at hospital
The government will check the actual purchase price of drugs supplied to medical institutions from June based on transaction data between drug makers and hospitals, the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (...
Diverse patent strategies essential, foreign lawyer says
Korean drug companies who intend to make inroad to the U.S. market need to make a careful review on patents listed in the Orange Book (Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations) as part of plan t...
J&J Medical Korea selected as one of best employers in Korea
Johnson and Johnson Medical Korea says it has been selected as one of top ten best employers by Aon Hewitt in the 2011 Best Employers in Korea.
“The fact that J&J Medical Korea appear again on the 2011 lists indica...
Viagra patent set to expire in June
Pfizer’s blockbuster medication, Viagra, will see its patent expire in June this year, meaning that and the market becomes a free for all.
Local drug manufacturers are likely to produce sildenafil for a bigger pie....
KMA head pressed to resign
Kyung Man-ho, the incumbent head of the Korean Medical Association (KMA), is facing growing pressure to resign from the internal KMA and the Korean Federation of Trade Unions as he has been suspected of embezzlement a...
