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Ildong Chairman Lee Kum-ki to step down after 50 years
Ildong Pharm Chairman Lee Kum-ki decided to step down his chairmanship after 50 years of glorious and disgraceful history.
“I will resign as the head of the office to name my deputies independently,” Lee said.
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8 new faces join Health and Welfare Committee in National Assembly
A total of 23 lawmakers will work for the Committee of Health, Welfare, Family Affairs in the 18th National Assembly, including eight new Reps.
The standing committee consists of 14 lawmakers from the Grand Nationa...
License renewal system likely to be introduced
The Korea Food and Drug Administration is considering implementing the license renewal system to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a medicine.
Currently, the re-evaluation project of all conventional drugs has be...
KPA’s lukewarm attitude under fire
A growing number of pharmacists have criticized the Korean Pharmaceutical Association (KPA)’s tepid position on the cash reward plan, which will take effect in October.
They claimed the government’s plan to provide...
Women in 20s and 30s feel easy about use of birth control pills
Those women in their 20s and 30s are rather positive about taking birth control pills without any rejection, while those in 50s or 60s are showing concerning over their harmful effects, a local pharmaceutical company ...
National Assembly new leaders
Rep. Lee Jae-sun of the Liberty Forward Party was nominated on June 7 as chairman of the standing committee of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs of National Assembly.
As to the chairs of the standing committees, t...
Green Cross to export flu vaccines to WHO
A Korean pharmaceutical company, the Green Cross, said it will deliver Influenza A (H1N1) flu vaccine, worth $6 million, to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), a regional WHO body.
Last September, the PAHO...
Drug pricing reform to be implemented in October
The Ministry of Health and Welfare has recently announced a plan to gradually lower drug prices in Korea. The plan, to be implemented in October, draws our attention as Korea faces an urgent need to lower spending on ...
CJ teams up with Japanese biopharmaceutical firm
CJ CheilJedang Corporation signed an agreement with RaQuaria Co. on July 7, a promising biopharmaceutical company in Japan for the development of new antiulcer drugs.
“The two companies would jointly invest a sizab...
Wyeth Korea releases Prevenar 13
Wyeth Korea said on June 7 it has launched its pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, Prevenar 13 (Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine [13-valent, adsorbed]).
Prevenar 13 is indicated for active immunization fo...
