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- ‘Cutting budget for essential drugs neglects public health'
- by Kang, Hye-Kyung Nov 10, 2023 05:19am
- The Korean Pharmacists for Democratic Society (CEO Hyeong-geun Shin) criticized the full budget for the stable supply of essential national medicines and urged for additional budget allocation. On the 9th, before the National Assembly’s Health and Welfare Committee presented and deliberated on the next year's budget and proceeded with de
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- Investigation into companies refusing to supply animal med.
- by Kim JiEun Oct 6, 2023 05:36am
- The Korean Pharmaceutical Association (Chairman Choi Kwang-hoon) took out its sword against pharmaceutical companies that refused to supply veterinary medicines to pharmacies. Kang Byeong-gu, director of animal medicine at the Korean Pharmaceutical Association, appeared at Seoul Namdaemun Police Station as a complainant on September 26 and
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- Will Insulin being sold out persist for a long time?
- by Kim JiEun Sep 22, 2023 05:41am
- There are signs that the sell-out of insulin preparations will continue for a long time. Some pharmaceutical companies have announced the timing of the resumption of supply, but the wholesale industry predicts that the current crisis will not be resolved in the near future. Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals recently announced the schedule for the
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- Phentermine and Saxenda has most reported adverse events
- by Lee, Jeong-Hwan Sep 8, 2023 05:33am
- Phentermine, a psychotropic appetite suppressant, was found to have the highest number of reported adverse events among anti-obesity drugs prescribed in Korea. Saxenda, an anti-obesity drug that was developed by changing the MOA of a diabetes drug, had the second-most reported number of side effects after phentermine. On the 7th, the
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- Hugel’s 'Licellvi Webinar' Successfully Completed
- by 어윤호 Aug 24, 2023 09:00am
- Hugel held a webinar for Thai healthcare professionals (HCPs) on Licellvi (Product name in Korea - Blue Rose Forte). The topic of the webinar was the "Combination of Thread Lifting and Botulinum Toxin", which was attended by over 300 local HCPs. The first speaker, Dr Choi Hosung (Piena Clinic), presented "Exploring the Mid & Lower Face
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- Minimally Invasive Thyroidectomy made more speed & safety
- by Eo, Yun-Ho Aug 21, 2023 05:37am
- Thyroid cancer surgery is usually performed by inserting an incision of about 6cm in the center of the front of the neck, and it is true that the neck scar after surgery was burdensome. For this reason, a method of concealing the wound through a robot or endoscope was developed, but this also penetrated the tunnel to access the thyroid gland
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- 9 of 10 pediatric patients are prescribed off-label drugs
- by Kang, Shin-Kook Aug 18, 2023 05:20am
- Over 9 out of 10 patients admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) at university hospitals were found to have been prescribed drugs off-label. The joint research team of the Department of Pharmacy at Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, and Gachon University’s College of Pharmacy
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- Discontinued muscle painkillers in heavy demand
- by Kim JiEun Aug 3, 2023 05:35am
- The aftermath of some pharmaceutical companies’ tricking pharmacies into believing ‘there is not much stock available for order’ An ironic situation has occurred where a drug that pharmaceutical companies have given up manufacture and sales of due to the inability to demonstrate its effect is in heavy demand at pharmacies. On the 1st, i
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- Series of non-face-to-face medical care platforms close down
- by Jung, Sae-Im Jun 16, 2023 05:55am
- More than 30 platforms that were created while temporary non-face-to-face medical care was allowed, initiated self-restructuring. With the government starting a non-face-to-face medical care pilot project under the ‘only allowed for returning patient’ rule rather than allowing the first-time visits requested by the platforms, companies
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- Prof Seong-Hoon Kim's research team reveals the mechanism
- by Jung, Heung-Jun May 30, 2023 05:33am
- It is expected that domestic researchers will speed up the development of a new fibrosis treatment by uncovering the mechanism of action of Bersiporocin, which is being developed as a treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Yonsei University Professor Seong-Hoon Kim and Dr. Ina Yoon's research team conducted joint research with Professo
