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Could National Assembly pass a bill to designate duty pharmacies?
A National Assembly committee is expected to screen a total of 134 bills, including bills to designate duty pharmacies and expand the DUR (Drug Utilization Review) system to over-the-counter drugs.
Given that the r...
Boryung’s Fimasartan wins new drug development award
Boryung Pharmaceutical’s new antihypertensive agent Fimasartan received an award from the Korean Drug Research Association.
A KDRA spokesman said that Fimasartan received the prize in recognition of its long-standi...
It’s time to prevent abuse of antibiotics
Last December, the government confirmed that two patients had been infected with a bacterium resistant to most antibiotics, also called a super bacterium.
The first cases of super bacterium infection in Korea prove...
Government warns illegal rebate
The government has a plan to introduce a new system designed to crack down an old business practice that some doctors and pharmacists receive financial or non-financial benefits from pharmaceutical companies and whole...
Health ministry unveils medical reforms
The government will reduce health insurance coverage on drugs for outpatients who directly go to general hospitals and university-affiliated hospitals skipping visits to neighborhood clinics.
The move is designed t...
Kim Yeon-pan named KPMA vice-president
Kim Yeon-pan, incumbent vice chairman of Hanmi Pharmaceutical, has been named the new vice-president of the Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association.
A graduate of Youngnam pharmacy school, Kim has served at ...
Domestic, multinational clinical studies top 439 last year
The number of Korean and multinational clinical trials approved last year was 439, up 10 percent compare with 400 in 2009.
The nation's drug watchdog said it approved 210 trials for multinational drug makers last y...
50% of Korean mothers fail to observe vaccination schedule
Nearly 50 percent of Korean mothers having their babes aged between 12 months and 72 months tend not to follow a vaccination schedule, a series of vaccinations, including timing of all doses, which may be either recom...
Implementing global budget payment scheme, option to reduce healthcare costs
Unless there are substantial efficiency improvements, the country’s accumulated health insurance reserves will dry up by the end of the year and in the long run, the country’s state-run health insurance company will n...
Pharmaceutical CEOs urged to activate communication within organization
Chief Executive Officers (CEO) in pharmaceutical sector will have to drop formalities and activate internal communication to develop better policies for salespersons, experts claim.
“If there is no communication be...
