- Policy
- BT public-private council will soon resume operations
- by Lee, Jeong-Hwan Sep 13, 2023 05:28am
- The Ministry of Health and Welfare is expected to soon resume the operation of the 'BT (breakthrough therapy) Public-Private Council', a pharmaceutical industry discussion body necessary for establishing and implementing BT price preference policies. The Ministry of Health and Welfare is expected to establish standards for preferential dr
- Opinion
- [Reporter's view] What is the solution
- by Eo, Yun-Ho Sep 13, 2023 05:28am
- A drug is so effective that it is difficult to discuss listing it for insurance benefits. Although it has proven a very large improvement in survival rate compared to existing drugs, this actually increases uncertainty in health insurance, making it difficult to estimate cost-effectiveness. Since no patients die in clinical trials, costs inc
- Policy
- Will Enhertu pass PE evaluations for reimb in KOR?
- by Lee, Tak-Sun Sep 13, 2023 05:28am
- Due to delays in the review of the economic feasibility of the anticancer drug Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan), the industry is seeing delays in its reimbursement agenda being submitted for deliberation to the Drug Reimbursement Evaluation Committee. The agenda had previously passed the Cancer Disease Deliberation Committee review after re
- Company
- Obesity is a chronic disease
- by Kim, Jin-Gu Sep 12, 2023 05:37am
- “Currently, only obesity metabolic surgery is covered. The scope needs to be expanded to include obesity treatments, etc.” “Obesity is a chronic disease like high blood pressure and diabetes. We need to apply health insurance benefits from a treatment perspective, not from a beauty perspective.” Kim Gyeong-gon, vice president of the K
- Company
- Celltrion’s Remsima celebrates 10th year of export
- by Chon, Seung-Hyun Sep 12, 2023 05:37am
- Celltrion’s first biosimilar, ‘Remsima’, has marked its 10th anniversary in entering the overseas market. Together with its subcutaneous injection formulation Remsima SC, Remsima successfully settled in the European market and recorded total exports that exceeded KRW 6 trillion over the past 10 years. &8232; Celltrion Healthcare announced
- Company
- Entresto’s 2nd patent suit ruling postponed to November
- by Kim, Jin-Gu Sep 12, 2023 05:37am
- The rulings for the 2nd trial surrounding the chronic heart failure treatment ‘Entresto (sacubitril/valsartan)’ have been postponed to November 9. The drug has been posting&160;annual prescriptions of more than KRW 40 billion annually. &8232; According to industry sources on the 11th, the Patent Court of Korea 1st Division recently pos
- Policy
- Forxiga's generics, advertised for off-label indications
- by Lee, Hye-Kyung Sep 12, 2023 05:37am
- Forxiga's generic development companies that promoted 'chronic heart failure, chronic kidney disease' in their drug advertisements were subject to administrative sanctions. On August 18th and 22nd, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety suspended Boryung and Aju Pharmaceuticals from advertising for products containing Dapagliflozin for thre
- Company
- Dinutuximab beta was designated as an orphan drug
- by Eo, Yun-Ho Sep 12, 2023 05:37am
- Dinutuximab beta, an immunotherapy drug administered to neuroblastoma patients, has been designated as an orphan drug. Dinutuximab is a drug from EUSA Pharma, a domestic corporation launched last year, and is currently undergoing formal approval procedures. EUSA Pharma was absorbed and merged into Recordati in 2021. This drug is a chimeric
- Policy
- Pfizer’s ALL drug Besponsa renews RSA in KOR
- by Lee, Tak-Sun Sep 12, 2023 05:37am
- &160; Pfizer Korea’s&160;acute&160;lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) treatment ‘Besponsa (inotuzumab ozogamicin)’ has recently renewed its risk-sharing agreement (RSA) with the government.&160; &8232; The company had signed an Expenditure Cap Type RSA for the drug in 2019. &8232; According to the National Health Insurance Service and
- Policy
- Vytorin generics suffer blow from reevaluations
- by Lee, Tak-Sun Sep 11, 2023 05:30am
- The hyperlipidemia combination ‘Vytorin (ezetimibe+ simvastatin) suffered a direct blow from the insurance price ceiling reevaluations conducted in Korea. As a result, only two companies were able to maintain the highest insurance ceiling price for their generics. In particular, Genuone Sciences was the only company to maintain the highes
