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New product license for pain killers top 265 last year
Domestic drug makers are still keen on the development of antipyretics, analgesics and anti-inflammatory agents (therapeutic category number: 114), even in midst of steep decline in newly approved medicines due to imp...
Government urged to support 24-hour operation pharmacies
Discontent has mounted in pharmacies selling drugs around the clock and without closing.
Pharmacies designated for 24-hour operations have complained about shortage of working pharmacists and safety problem at mid-...
Government get tough on animal experimentation
Although primary responsibility for treating laboratory animals with respect on the basis of their intrinsic value rests with the researcher – it is the researcher, not the licensee, whom the laboratory animal expert ...
Sales of 10 leading local drugmakers plunge in June
Over the years, Korean firms had to give up the home market to powerful global companies coming in with good medicine and better marketing strategies.
According to Ubist market data, Korea’s 10 leading companies, s...
LG joins hands with Macrogen to boost cooperation in theranostics
LG Life Sciences signed a memorandum of understanding with genomic services provider Macrogen on August 3 announcing that it will engage in the genome sequencing business based on the research of theranostics.
Ther...
KFDA publishes 2009 product license report
The Korea Food and Drug Administration said on August 4 that it has published a report describing the license status of all pharmaceuticals last year.
The report contains a number data, including licenses of new dr...
70 hospitals prescribe antibiotics properly in 8 surgeries
A total of 70 hospitals, including Seoul Saint Mary’s Hospital and Seoul National University Hospital, have prescribed antibiotics most efficiently to their patients during eight operations (e.g., stomach, heart, larg...
Drug orders through internet up
Leading pharmaceutical firms have changed their order receipt patterns to internet homepage, when pharmaceutical wholesalers place orders with over-the-counter drugs.
The move is primarily aimed at reducing the lab...
Hypertension takes toll on government funds
The number of patients with illnesses associated with old age has gradually increased over the past five years.
The number of people suffering from hypertension increased to 5.2 million last year, up 7.2 percent fr...
US FDA approves Huons physiological saline
Huons Co. said it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to export its cGMP based physiological saline.
The company said the approved ampoule-type saline has been produced from its newly c...
