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Korean women in their 50s less positive to combat osteoporosis
Korean women in their 50s are well aware of osteoporosis and/or bone loss, but 38.4 percent of them visit their doctors to check up on their bone health once or twice year, an online poll showed recently.
The surve...
Doctors oppose new prescription plan
The Korean Medical Association (KMA) and the government have clashed over a new prescription plan, under which doctors will be required to prescribe the actual chemical agent instead of the name of a specific drug pro...
Average monthly dispensing sales of pharmacies top 12.25 million won in first half
The average monthly dispensing sales per pharmacies came to 12.25 million won in the first half of this year, latest data showed.
According to the data released by the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service...
Measures urged over misuse of appetite suppressants
A lawmaker on Monday called for steps to block the abuse of psychotropic appetite suppressants, including mazindol, phendimetazine, phentermine and diehylpropione, amid rising concerns over health risks.
Some hospi...
Korea’s health insurance outlays up 3.5% in 2012
Korea's health insurance outlays for examination and treatment rose 4.5 percent on-year in 2012, partly due to more senior citizens requiring medical attention, data showed Sunday.
According to a joint report by th...
Government urged to get tough over overdue pension payments
The government needs to toughen its stance on those who habitually delay the monthly payment of national pension, a lawmaker said Monday.
According to Saenuri lawmaker Shin Yee-jin, a member of the Health and Welfa...
FTC to revise law on 24-hour convenience store
Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) on Oct. 9 said it will put out revised regulation to scrap the mid-night operations of 24-hour convenience stores showing sluggish sales.
“The newly modified regulations will pro...
Government to tighten control of corticosteroids
The Ministry of Health and Welfare is considering tightening corticosteroids management on over-prescription by hospitals in the face of growing criticism of the government’s management of drug abuse, according to the...
Physically paralyzed patients on the rise
The number of patients suffering from paralysis in their 60s and 70s increased by more than 60 percent in the past six years, according to the National Health Insurance Corporation (NHIC) Sunday.
Its report showed ...
Drug watchdog mulls introduction of patent linkage system on trial basis
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) has recently unveiled its plan to introduce the patent linkage system on a trial basis, under the cooperation with the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA)....
