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NHIC seeking to narrow gap in 2011 medical service charge
The National Health Insurance Corp. aims to narrow differences and start bargaining in earnest with medical and pharmaceutical organizations.
The forthcoming session will focus mainly on the adjustment of doctors’ ...
Pharmacists calls for more transparent drug bidding in hospitals
Representatives from the Korean Pharmaceutical Association (KPA)’s regional chapter group announced a statement on October 11, calling for the government to overhaul the current cash incentive plan.
The statement s...
Medical bill for rheumatic arthritis patients will go down
The cost that individuals will have to shoulder for treatment of advanced or progressive rheumatic arthritis will go down from this month will go down thanks to the government’s plan to restructure the national health...
40% of regional health insurance beneficiaries avoid medical checks
Four out of 10 people under regional health insurance scheme did not visit hospitals for state-backed free health checks in 2009, according to Rep. Jeon Hyun-hee of the opposition Democratic Party.
The number of be...
KFDA sees relocation plan end March in 2011
The Korea Food and Drug Administration says that its relocation plan to Osong, a small city of North Chungcheong Province, has been set for November 8 this year and March in 2011 in a move toward decentralization.
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Korea’s pharmaceutical export tops $957 million in first half
Stimulated by robust demand of pharmaceutical raw materials and oriental medicines, exports by local pharmaceutical companies posted $957 million in the first half of this year, according to data released by the Korea...
Pharmacists to issue statement protesting against new drug-pricing reform today
The Regional Pharmacists Association Committee plans to announce today a statement to protest against a revised law that punishes pharmacists for shady deals with drug makers.
The statement includes that the measure ...
Wholesalers agonize over scope of pharmacy rebate
The government has implemented a new drug-pricing system aimed at uprooting rampant illegal rebate activities in the pharmaceutical industry.
According to the Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs, the g...
Huons signs $8 million export deal
Huons said on October 12 that it has signed an exclusive agreement with a Mexio-based company to export $8 million worth of platelet-rich plasma kit, a medical device to separate platelet and growth factors from the b...
KFDA’s drug-related committee urged to provide more information
The Korea Food and Drug Administration should provide key information on its Central Pharmaceutical Affairs Review Committee (CPARC) for selection of committee members and for details of various meetings.
So far, t...
