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12 biologics including 6 influenza vaccines approved last year
Last year, total 12 biologics including 6 influenza vaccines were reported approved.
According to the ‘2017 Drug Approval Report’ published by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety(MFDS), 12 biologic products were app...
MOHW to review 17 products for rare and gynecologic cancers with priority in 2018
Moon Jae-In Care(National Health Insurance Coverage Extension Plan) will gradually cover 415 types of medicines by 2022.
This year, 17 anticancer drugs, such as rare cancers and gynecologic cancers, and 71 medicinal ...
111 drug supply suspensions last year
There were 111 pharmaceutical products which were reportedly suspended last year due to various factors, such as failure in controlling supply and demand and profitability.
Thus, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety(...
KPA, “There will be enough pharmacists in the future”
The Korean Pharmaceutical Association(KPA) submitted a research report about ‘There are enough pharmacists’ on the last 1st.
This is a follow-up measure to the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs’(KIHASA) s...
Government to create direct communication channel about general and API approval
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety will address issues in approval and assessment by creating a direct communication channel with the pharmaceutical industry.
In order to do so, first, the government will operate t...
Will MOHW’s visit to Japan bring positive impacts on Korean medical system?
While key health care divisions in the Ministry of Health and Welfare(MOHW) recently visited Japan, the industry is looking forwards to seeing if the visit would become a trigger for enhancement of the medical service...
Orphan drug designation rules to be largely revised for rapid development
In order to enlarge therapy options for rare or incurable disease patients, regulations about designation of orphan drugs will be modified.
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety(MFDS) pre-announced the partial revisio...
MOHW to focus on new drug development using AI, such as smart center for clinical studies
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said they are focusing on projects in regards to the government’s new drug development policy, such as utilization of artificial intelligence, smart centers for clinical studies and ...
Rapid decrease in generic approvals last year
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety(MFDS) announced that 2,104 products(excluding oriental medicines and products for export) were approved and registered as medicine last year, decreased from 2,845 products of 2016,...
MFDS additionally designates 104 products as national essential medicines
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety(MFDS) announced on the 30th that they would be able to stably supply the total 315 ‘national essential medicines’ by additionally designating 104 medicinal drugs as ‘national essen...
