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KPA gives warning to pharmacies with unauthorized employee
The Korean Pharmaceutical Association issued a strong warning on August 26 to some pharmacies over their irregular business practices with unlicensed pharmacists, indicating tough self-purification in the future in or...
Drugmakers skeptical of introduction of PSUR system
Contrary to government intention, pharmaceutical firms here believe Korea's ambitious goal to effective ex post facto drug management through introduction of Periodic Safety Update Report (PSUR) in the proposed drug r...
Kuhnil appoints joint CEOs
Kuhnil Pharm says it has named Lee jae-geun, marketing and sales director, as a joint CEO with incumbent CEO Kim Young-joong.
It has also appointed Kim Sun-ho, head of planning and management division at Penmix and...
Neurodex to develop micropowder formulataion over functional bioproduct
Neurodex Co., a local biopharmaceutical company, says it has succeeded in developing micropowder formulation technology of NXCL-4950, a functional cosmetic product applied on the skin that improves peripheral blood-fl...
Listed pharmaceutical and bio stocks gaining momentum
Recently, local pharmaceutical and bio shares have drawn investors’ interest in the midst of lingering economic uncertainties
On the main bourse, the combined stock value of domestic five major pharmaceutical firms...
Korean drugmakers seeking to develop time release technology of combination drugs
More and more pharmaceutical companies in Korea are focusing on the development of time release technology, such as also known as sustained-release (SR), sustained-action (SA), extended-release (ER, XR, or XL), time-r...
Hemorrhoid on increase
The National Health Insurance Corporation (NHIC) says the number of people suffering from hemorrhoid who visited hospitals was 214,100 last year.
Last year, 205,095 people had their senile cataract treatment cover...
Propofol designated as psychotropic drug
The Korea Food and Drug Administration announced on August 26 that it designated propofol, a powerful anesthetic as a hallucinogen, as one of psychotropic drugs so as to lay the legal groundwork for prevention of its ...
Sleep disorder victims surge
The number of people suffering from sleep-related problems has increased by 22 percent every year over the past five years, a government report said recently.
According to the Health Insurance Review Assessment an...
Parliament adopts confirmation hearing of Health Minister-nomiee Chin Soo-hee
At the Parliament’s Health and Welfare Committee held on August 25, the lawmakers of the ruling Grand National Party adopted a report on the confirmation hearing of Health Minister-nominee Chin Soo-hee, with oppositio...
