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Pharma industry accelerate rebate eradication process well-prepared plans
The pharmaceutical companies’ process to establish ethical management will be accelerated by eradicating illegal rebates.
The Korea Pharmaceutical and Bio-Pharma Manufacturers Association held a Chairmen’s meeting on...
AZ-NHIS’s dramatic conclusion on Tagrisso drug price negotiation
The AstraZeneca’s non-small cell lung cancer treatment Tagrisso(generic name: osimertinib), whose negotiation was broken down twice, finally passed the drug price negotiation.
The National Health Insurance Service(NH...
‘Green Light’ on Daewoong Pharmaceutical with Nabota’s USAN registration
Daewoong Pharmaceutical(CEO Jong-Wook Lee) announced a U.S. medical substance name for ‘Nabota,’ a botulinum toxin, was registered as ‘prabotulinumtoxin A.’
The USAN(United States Adopted Names) is one of the interna...
LG Household & Health Care acquires Tai Guk Pharm for KRW 44.6 billion
LG Household & Health Care(CEO Seok-Yong Cha) signed an agreement to acquire 80% shares of Tai Guk Pharm, a dermatological treatment company that is famous for Domina Cream, a freckle treatment, for KRW 44.6 billion.
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Pharmaceutical distribution industry’s careful anticipation over repeal of the serial number system
The pharmaceutical distribution association has shown an encouraging atmosphere ahead of the Minister of Health and Welfare’s onsite visit in regards to the serial number system.
The visit was scheduled during this y...
Pharmaceutical companies’ dilemma over relationship with CSOs
While CSOs(contract sales organizations) have frequently been mentioned in the pharmaceutical field, pharmaceutical companies have concerns over CSOs.
In the past, pharmaceutical companies used to have a superior sta...
AZ, “We do not consider withdrawing Tagrisso from getting health insurance benefits”
While patient associations are pressing the National Health Insurance Service(NHIS) and AstraZeneca to conclude the drug price negotiation for the company’s non-small cell lung cancer treatment, Tagrisso(generic name:...
Korean medicine side effects affecting most in digestive system, skin and peripheral nerve
While patients are taking both Korean medicines and ETC drugs at the same time, a study which made a report about Korean medicine side effects has been first introduced.
Team Manager Hyuk-Jae Choi at Kyung Hee Univer...
GSK strengthens R&D partnerships for novel drugs with Korean research centers
GSK Korea(CEO/President Yoo-Seok Hong) held a MOU ceremony with Yonsei University College of Medicine Songdang Cancer Center(Director Hyun-Cheol Jung) on the 2nd and announced they will strengthen a mutual cooperation...
How far the Watson’s capability can go? It can be actively used in developing novel drugs
Watson, an IBM’s artificial intelligence computer, has been actively used in developing new drugs.
At the ‘KoNECT International Conference’ on the 2nd, Dr. Alice Landis-McGrath at IBM said “In order to discover medic...
