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Night-time pharmacies in Chongro District to close at 2 a.m.
The Chongro Chapter of the Korean Pharmaceutical Association says its around-the-clock pharmacies will be opened between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. due to fewer visitors.
However, the chapter’s chairman Lee Byung-chun said...
Drug makers, hospitals at odds over campaign against rebates
A dispute is brewing between pharmaceutical companies and doctors, after the government pledged to stop the practice of giving “illegal rebates'' here from October.
So far, the pharmaceutical firms have refused to ...
Government gets tough on health insurance fraud
The Health Insurance Review Assessment and Service disclosed the cases of pharmacy related false reports on September 1.
The types of violation include unauthorized dispensing of drugs, substitute dispensing of oth...
Green Cross, B.Braun to join forces in laparoscopic supplies
Green Cross Corp. said on September 1 it has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with B.Braun, the world's largest medical instruments supplier, to sell the latter’s laparoscopic instruments here.
Under the ...
Prescription drugs make Daewoong No. 1 Pharmaceutical company
Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. Cross became the first-biggest drug manufacturer in Korea in terms of revenue in the first half of this year, thanks to its robust sales of prescription drugs, according to data released by...
Government unlikely to grant self-disciplinary action right to doctors
The government is not considering any grant of self-disciplinary action right to the local medical organization, a health ministry official said.
In a recent forum over deregulation on August 31, the ministry’s off...
System of separating drug dispensing from medical practice should be re-evaluated, doctors say
The Korea Medical Association (KMA) is considering conducting the public consensus survey on the division of medical and pharmaceutical services in October to re-evaluate the effects of such division since its introdu...
Wholesalers call for extension of unified distribution system
The wholesaler’s group will stage a massive rally in Seoul on September 2, demanding the delay of unified distribution system which will expire at the end of this year.
So far, the Korea Association of Pharmaceutic...
Neurotech initiates Phase 1 clinical trial for AAD-2004
Neurotech Pharmaceuticals said on August 30 that it has begun dosing in the Phase 1 clinical testing of AAD-2004, a potent spin trapping molecule and microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 inhibitor, targeting Alzheime...
Health minister emphasizes better financial stability of national health insurance
New health and welfare minister Chin Soo-hee, who took office on August 30, said she will endeavor to ensure better financial stability of national heath insurance system, while stressing a wider coverage of insurance...
