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Pharmaceutical firms gearing up for expansion in Brazil
Local pharmaceutical companies are expanding their businesses abroad to enlarge and diversify their customer base while creating opportunities to improve their products through cooperation with foreign firms, industry...
Bulk material DMF system to be simplified in 2011
The Korea Food and Drug Administration says it is contemplating an administrative measure designed to ameliorate drug master file (DMF)-related regulations from next year, including:
- As for an applicant who intend ...
Concerns grow over tar-containing iron drugs
Some iron preparations were found to contain coal tar coloring but have been sold to pregnant women without being monitored by the nation’s food agency.
The Korea Food and Drug Administration has been blind to the ...
Pharmacies urged to return sibutramine-based drugs at actual invoice price
All pharmacies should be hurry to return sibutramine-containing medicines to related pharmaceutical firms and/or wholesalers based on the actually trade price, the Korean Pharmaceutical Association said on October 15....
Weight diet pill sibutramine to be banned in Korea
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) said on October 14 that it has decided to ban sales of controversial sibutramine in Korea based on the recommendation from the Central Pharmaceutical Affairs Review Commit...
Abbott Korea to stop sales of Reductil
Abbott Korea said on October 14 it will suspend Korea sales of a weight- loss pill in the face of a recommendation by the Korea Food and Drug Administration that heart-related risks made the prescription drug too dang...
Korea urged to join PICS
It is necessary for Korea to join the Pharmaceutical Inspection Convention and Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme (PIC/S) as soon as possible, to demonstrate its superior current Good Manufacturing Practice...
Daewoong unveils new wound-healing ointment
Dawoong Pharm has recently launched a skin care product containing epidermal growth factor (EGF) as an over-the-counter drug.
The EGF ointment 10g plays a role to boost the renewal of skin cells and restore the epi...
Song likely to be renamed as head of hospital pharmacists group
Song Bo-wan, incumbent president of the Hospital Pharmacists Association, is expected to be remained as the next president in the forthcoming general meeting on November 5, according to sources.
Song, who is concur...
Sales of weight loss pill likely to be prohibited in Korea
The controversial anti-obesity drug sibutramine could be banned in India, according to pharmaceutical sources.
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) is coming under criticism for its lax management of contr...
