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- Combinatory drugs with linagliptin+dapagliflozin
- by Lee, Tak-Sun Jun 25, 2024 05:46am
- Following the patent expiration of DPP-4 inhibitor Trajenta (linagliptin), combinatory drugs containing linagliptin have been released. Next month, a combinatory drug containing linagliptin combined with SGLT-2 inhibitory dapagliflozin will enter the market. It is a combinatory drug with a new combination being introduced in South Korea. Acco
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- Will GMP One-strike-out be loosened?...MFDS, 'negative'
- by Lee, Hye-Kyung Jun 24, 2024 05:47am
- While pharmaceutical companies advocate for loosening the 'Cancellation of the GMP compliance decision' act, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) says it will start a discussion once it receives an official submission of opinions. This is in response to biopharmaceutical companies’ submission of a statement last month regarding t
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- Price of BI’s diabetes drug Trajenta is cut 30% from July
- by Lee, Tak-Sun Jun 24, 2024 05:46am
- Price of Boehringer Ingelheim’s flagship diabetes drugs ‘Trajenta’ and ‘Jardiance’ will both be cut in July. Trajenta will receive an ex officio price cut due to the entry of its generic while Jardiance will see a price cut after completing price-volume agreement (PVA) negotiations. According to industry sources on the 21st, the i
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- Low-dose 'nicergoline' is increasingly becoming available
- by Lee, Hye-Kyung Jun 21, 2024 05:47am
- Old drugs containing the active ingredient 'nicergoline' are on the rise for substituting 'choline alfoscerate,' which is under reassessment of clinical and reimbursement. The lower doses are also being approved. Previously, companies mostly received approvals for items containing 30 mg doses, which obtained indications for the first-l
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- DLBCL treatment Epkinly is approved in Korea
- by Lee, Hye-Kyung Jun 21, 2024 05:47am
- The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety(Minister: Yu-Kyoung Oh) announced that it had approved the orphan drug 'Epkinly (epcoritamab)' that is being imported by Abbvie Korea on the 20th. Epkinly is a&160;bispecific monoclonal antibody that binds to both the CD3 on the surface of T-cells and CD20 on the surface of B-cells and is indicated fo
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- When will 'Paxlovid' become reimbursable?
- by Lee, Tak-Sun Jun 20, 2024 05:48am
- The review of 'Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir&8231;ritonavir, Pfizer),' a COVID-19 drug, for reimbursement has been prolonged. It has been over eight months since the submission of the reimbursement application last October, yet it has not been considered for the Drug Reimbursement Evaluation Committee (DREC) review. Because the Paxlovid free-o
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- 'Approvals-Reimbursement Reviews-Price Negotiations' pilot
- by Lee, Hye-Kyung Jun 20, 2024 05:48am
- The government is preparing to commence “The 2nd Pilot Project for Integration of Product Approvals, Reimbursement Coverage Reviews, and Drug Price Negotiations” The pilot system is intended to concurrently process applications to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS), reimbursement assessment, and drug price negotiations. Following t
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- "People do not recognize generic equivalence"…
- by Lee, Hye-Kyung Jun 18, 2024 05:48am
- "80% of the medicines approved in Korea are generics, which account for 53% of medical expenses. However, consumer perception of generics’ equivalence to original medicines remains at 50%. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) should be concerned and ashamed of this outcome." Lee Eui-Kyung, a professor at the School of Pharmacy at Sung
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- Ceprotin Inj passes reimbursement committee’s review
- by Lee, Tak-Sun Jun 18, 2024 05:48am
- The congenital protein C deficiency treatment ‘Ceprotin Inj’ was recognized as adequate for reimbursement by the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service’s Drug Reimbursement Evaluation Committee (DREC). As a result, its final reimbursement will be determined through pricing negotiations with the National Health Insurance Service.
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- Fasenra·Xpovio reimb from July…Jardiance price cut
- by Lee, Tak-Sun Jun 18, 2024 05:47am
- The severe asthma treatment Fasenra Prefilled Syringe 30 mg (benralizumab, AZ) and multiple myeloma treatment Xpovio Tab 20 mg (selinexor, Antengene) may be reimbursed as early as July. The companies that own the two products have completed drug pricing negotiations with the National Health Insurance Service, and are waiting for them to
