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KFDA to extend study period of IPA
The Korea Food and Drug Administration hinted that it will allow more time for manufacturers of painkillers containing isopropylantipyrine (IPA) to prove its safety profile.
On January 12, the drug agency ordered the...
Electronic coding boosts transparency in drug distribution
Radio frequency identification (RFID) system can help improve transparency in drug distribution and inventory control, according to Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co.
The company has introduced the electronic coding of 470 p...
Pfizer Korea’s Neurotain import suspended
The Korea Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it notified Pfizer Korea of its ruling to have Pfizer Korea suspend its importation for Neurotin (gabapentin) 600 mg tablets for one month (February 1-28) ...
Wholesalers oppose OTC sales in supermarkets
Pharmaceutical wholesalers have expressed their negative reactions over the sales of over-the-counter (OTC) drugs in convenient stores and supermarkets.
The Korea Pharmaceutical Wholesaler Association President Lee...
Leading pharmaceutical firms urged to lead initiatives over illegal rebate
The pharmaceutical industry has never really had a good reputation, either here or elsewhere. Behind the life-curing business are heavy lobbying, dirty politics and giant rebates for favorite buyers, all of which is r...
Drug advertisement layouts top 1,132 cases in 2010
The Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association says it screened a total of 1,132 drug advertising layouts last year, showing a 20-percent increase over the previous year.
As a result of the screening, 716 case...
Foreigner named JW Holdings director
Bruno Arco, global marketing specialist, was made the company’s director on Thursday, as a foreigner to head the overseas operation of JW Pharmaceutical Co.
Arco, 49, will oversee the company’s pharmaceutical and m...
Rules concerning manufacture of OTC drugs eased
In order to boost the sluggish production of over-the-counter drugs, an accelerated screening system will be introduced and their marketing will be allowed, provide that their safety and appropriate dosage are confirm...
Kyungnam to expand its presence in placenta injection market
Kyungnam Pharmaceutical Co. said Thursday that it will go all-out to promote the sales of its placenta injections in the domestic market as the Korean Food and Drug Administration certified the efficacy and safety o...
Doctors take lukewarm attitude over OTC drugs sale in convenient stores
The Korean Medical Association has not expressed its official position over the debate for the legal sale of non-prescription medicine at retail stores.
The KMA chairman Kyung Man-ho said Wednesday in a press inter...
