- Policy
- President Yoon said, block medical shopping
- by Kang, Shin-Kook Dec 20, 2022 06:05am
- As concerns arose that it might lead to a reduction in health insurance coverage, President Yoon Suk Yeol mentioned a second plan to reform health insurance. Regarding the direction of health insurance reform at the first state affairs inspection meeting at the Blue House guesthouse on the 15th, President Yoon said, "It means that we will eli
- Policy
- ICER of general drugs KRW 15.97 mil for the past 15 yrs
- by Lee, Tak-Sun Dec 19, 2022 04:35am
- The median ICER (Incremental Cost-Effective Ratio) value of general drugs from 2007 to 2021 was KRW 15.97 million in Korea. The ICER value of anticancer drugs was KRW 45.16 million, and rare diseases KRW 15.97 million in the same period. This was the first time that the ICER results were disclosed, and the disclosed results are expected to be
- Policy
- Pfizer Cibinqo, re-applied to the HIRA
- by Lee, Tak-Sun Dec 19, 2022 04:35am
- Pfizer Cibinqo, which aims to pay for atopic dermatitis indications as a JAK inhibitor, is being paid later than expected. It was expected to be deliberated by the Drug Benefit Evaluation Committee within the year after passing the HIRA Drug Benefit Standards Subcommittee in August, but it is expected to take some time for the salary to be co
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- Green light for the reimb of Onureg, Rolontis, etc.
- by Lee, Tak-Sun Dec 19, 2022 04:35am
- A green light has been lit for the reimbursement of BMS Korea’s leukemia treatment ‘Onureg tab,’ with its agenda passing deliberations for setting reimbursement standards. Also, reimbursement standards have been prepared for 5 neutropenia treatment products including Hanmi Pharmaceutical’s Rolontis. The Health Insurance Review and Ass
- Policy
- HIRA, established a management system for high-priced drugs
- by Lee, Tak-Sun Dec 19, 2022 04:34am
- Medical institutions submit administrative information and response evaluation results to the Board of Audit and Inspection. The HIRA (Director Kim Sun-min) announced that it has been operating a "high-priced drug management system" since the 12th to increase the work efficiency of analyzing the results of response evaluations for patients r
- Policy
- Discard Moon Care Policy
- by Lee, Jeong-Hwan Dec 19, 2022 04:34am
- President Yoon Suk Yeol announced a normalization policy, emphasizing the necessity and urgency of reforming the health insurance system. Analysts say that it has virtually formalized the abolition of the policy to strengthen health insurance coverage, which is the core of the so-called "Moon Jae-in Care" promoted by the previous government.
- Policy
- MFDS approves Jemperil, the third PD-1 inhibitor in Korea
- by Lee, Hye-Kyung Dec 15, 2022 05:55am
- The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (Director Oh Yoo-kyung) approved GlaxoSmithKline's new drug endometrial cancer treatment Jemperil on the 14th. Jemperil will be the third PD-1 inhibitor to be licensed in Korea after Opdivo of Ono and BMS and Keytgruda of MSD. Jemperil is a monoclonal antibody targeting cell predetermined history 1 (PD-1)
- Policy
- MFDS “Increasing AAP manufacturing well in progress”
- by Lee, Hye-Kyung Dec 14, 2022 05:57am
- To the issue that had been raised on how the supply shortage is continuing in the field even after increasing the price of acetaminophen, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety replied that it has reviewed the monthly production schedule and the increase in production is progressing according to plan. Also, the MFDS added that the acetaminophen
- Policy
- $25.5 billion in exports to the health industry
- by Kim, Jung-Ju Dec 14, 2022 05:56am
- Exports of health medicine-related industries this year amounted to $25.5 billion, similar to last year, but the export of medicines such as biosimilars and vaccines was notable. The pharmaceutical sector is expected to surpass $10 billion for the first time next year based on a single item, raising expectations as a next-generation "good son ex
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- Reimb of Samil·Kukje's rebamipide eye drops adequate
- by Lee, Tak-Sun Dec 13, 2022 06:07am
- Samil Pharmaceutical and Kukje Pharma’s rebamipide eye drop solutions that were developed as a treatment for dry eye were deemed adequate for reimbursement by Korea’s Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service. This is the first achievement made for the drug in 4 months since its approval in June. With the reimbursement adequacy recog
