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Supermarkets to sell digestive pills
Minister of Strategy and Finance Yoon Jeung-hyun said that over the counter drugs, such as digestive pills that don't need a doctor's prescription, should be sold at supermarkets in the near future.
“We have so man...
Price of CJ drug readjusted upward
The price of CJ’s drug ‘Hepcure’ for the treatment of hepatitis B was readjusted from 3,926 won to 5,197 won per tablet, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare said.
Currently, innovative drugs see their p...
Battle gets fierce in domestic market
Sandoz Korea will wage fiercer campaigns to raise market share of Olazapine, generic version of Lilly’s Zyprexa.
Sandoz ranks among the leading generic and specialty pharmaceutical companies in the world and provid...
210,000 people visit KPA website
A total of 215,776 people visited the website of the Korean Pharmaceutical Association to get information of 24-hour pharmacy during a three-day consecutive public holiday “Seolnal” between 2 and 4 February.
The KP...
Dong-A crowned as top drug maker
Dong-A Pharmaceutical has boasted the highest annual revenue in Korea’s competitive pharmaceutical market for the last 40 years. But last year, the company’s market leadership was being challenged by rival Green Cross...
Adefovir generics market warming up
Korean leading pharmaceutical companies, including Bukwang, CJ Cheil Jedang and Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical, are stepping up their marketing in Adefovir generic market here, which is forecast to become more competit...
Kim likely to succeed Park Jae-don
Kim Myung-Seob, Chairman of Guju Pharmaceutical Co., is likely to be tapped to succeed Park Jae-don to become the next president of Korea Pharmaceutical Industry Cooperative, a business lobby group for small- and medi...
Drug reclassification issue is re-highlighted
The debate for the drug reclassification plan is resurfacing as 25 civic groups here are joining hands to press ahead with a campaign for the sale of nonprescription drugs at convenience stores.
In a seminar held i...
Can National Assembly pass medical bills?
The ruling Grand National Party on January 27 said it will pass a total of 72 bills, including medical accident arbitration and profit-oriented hospitals, within this month.
In particular, all eyes in the industry ...
Acetaminophen prescription drugs exceeding 325 mg to be banned
The Korea Food and Drug Administration has recently issued warning to doctors and pharmacists that acetaminophen prescription products should be limited to 325 mg per dosage unit.
The more came as the U.S. Food and...
