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Wholesalers nervous of higher credit card fee
Wholesalers have been in dilemma over pharmacy business as pharmacists want to use general credit card in drug payment, according to market sources.
The sources say overall management condition of wholesalers is de...
Controversy brewing over pharmaceutical industry nurture act
A controversy surrounding the pharmaceutical industry nurture act is growing in the wake of the proposal by the Korea Pharmaceutical Industry Cooperative (KPIC).
In a statement delivered to the Ministry of Health a...
Tamiflu in short supply
As the re-emergence of influenza A has claimed seven lives so far, it has fanned public paranoia, prompting people to flock to hospitals and pharmacies even for mild symptoms. Such frenzy is pushing health authorities...
Kim to become KPMA Vice President
Kim Yeon-pan, vice chairman of Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co., has been named the new Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (KPMA) vice president, replacing Moon Kyung-tae.
The KPMA senior group has recently dec...
Health minister tries to appease pharmacists over OTC drugs
Health and Welfare Minister Jin Soo-hee said that the ministry will not allow supermarkets and other drug stores to sell over-the-counter drugs, amid calls growing for sale of OTC drugs at convenience stores.
In a ...
Health ministry rules out DTC prescription drugs advertising
The Ministry of Health Welfare said it will not allow direct-to-consumer (DTC) prescription drugs advertising, rejecting the plan by the Korea Communications Commission.
The health ministry official Kim Kook-il sai...
Doctors, pharmacists oppose DTC prescription drugs advertising
Doctors and pharmacists are opposing the proposed direct-to-consumer (DTC) prescription drugs advertisements by the Korea Communications Commission, calling on the commission to scrap the plan and instead boost its pu...
80% of customers willing to buy OTC products at supermarkets
79.4% of Koreans want to buy OTC medicines at retail stores, a survey showed.
In a survey of 500 residents living in Seoul and other big fiver cities between October 4 and 6 last year, the Korea Customer Agency sai...
IPA-containing painkillers likely to be pulled from shelves
Best-selling painkillers, Samjin Pharm's Geworin, Bayer Korea's Saridon-A and others, will face being banned in the domestic market as the Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) on Tuesday ordered the manufacturers...
Are direct-to-consumer drug ads necessary?
Suppose you watch a TV commercial with the warning that you should call a doctor if a certain symptom lasts more than four hours, then you feel chilly and nervous.
Direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising by pharmaceut...
