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More pharmaceutical firms keen on recruiting doctors
Influenced by the rapidly changing marketing environments here, more and more domestic pharmaceutical companies have rolled their sleeves to recruit physicians.
In particular, pharmaceutical companies are highly sp...
Promotional meetings to be banned
The government will prohibit any business and/or alumina meetings related to the Korean Pharmaceutical Association as part of efforts to prevent the promotional campaign of specific medicines.
In an information ses...
University professors support 6-year pharmacy college program
Professors from pharmacy college and others hailed the government’s plan to extend the duration of pharmaceutical programs from four to six years of study.
In a recent forum, they said the 6-year pharmacy college m...
Choi tae-heung to head Janssen’s three branches in North Asia
Janssen headquarters has recently named Choi Tae-heung, incumbent president of its Korean unit Janssen Korea, as a head to take charge of its three branches in North Asia, such as Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea.
Choi,...
Korea, US agree on delay linkage of drug approval and patent by 3 years
Korea and the United States have agreed to delay a system to suspend the approval process of a generic drug when the original developer files a complaint about patent violation against a generic maker that applies for...
Pharmaceutical industry supports trade deal
Korea's pharmaceutical sector is showing positive response to the free trade agreement (FTA) signed between Korea and the U.S. over the weekend.
The pharmaceutical industry expressed support for the pact, expecting...
Local drug makers urged to focus on research and development of new drugs
Domestic drug makers should pursue the knowledge-intensive industry based on research and development to survive in an era of the Korea-U.S. FTA, away from the labor-intensive industry centering on sales and marketing...
New DMF system likely to be delayed
The Korea Food and Drug Administration is considering delaying the new DMF (drug master file) system at the request of the industry.
Under the planned DMF system to take effect from next January, a local drug manuf...
Detailed screening guideline on combination product makes public
The detailed screening rules on the license application of generic combination products have been disclosed recently.
In an information session on December 3, officials at the Korea Food and Drug Administration pro...
Small- and medium-sized wholesalers to introduce credit card system
Influenced by the recent drug pricing reform, small- and medium-size wholesalers are set to change its settlement method from cash to credit card.
These wholesalers said that each time pharmacists use their credit ...
