- Policy
- Cost bearer in debate ahead recall of some losartan products
- by Lee, Tak-Sun Nov 26, 2021 05:53am
- The MFDS has mentioned ‘re-prescribing or re-dispensing' some items at meetings with medical, pharmacist, and pharmaceutical associations while discussing measures to recall some of the antihypertensive ‘losartan’ products that were found to contain azido impurities during inspections. The re-prescribing or re-dispensing measures are p
- Policy
- All agreed to the legislation of the CSO reporting system
- by Lee, Jeong-Hwan Nov 26, 2021 05:53am
- The MOHW, as well as KPBMA, KRPIA, and Korean Pharmaceutical Association, approved the mandatory government and local government reporting bill by CSO. Except for the opinion that the regulations related to the CSO reporting system should be tightened compared to the legislation pending in the National Assembly, no organizations opposed it.
- Company
- Tabrecta and Tepmetko are approved simultaneously for NSCLC
- by Nov 25, 2021 05:56am
- Two new anticancer drugs that target the MET gene to treat non-small cell lung cancer have entered the Korean market. The two drugs are Novartis’ ‘Tabrecta (capmatinib)’ and Merck’s ‘Tepmetko (tepotinib)’ The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety approved Tabrecta and Tepmetko together on the 23rd. Both are targeted therapies that target
- Company
- Shionogi's stock price is soaring
- by Eo, Yun-Ho Nov 25, 2021 05:56am
- Shares of Japan's Shionogi Pharmaceutical, which is developing a treatment for COVID-19 with Ildong Pharmaceutical, are on the rise day after day. According to related industries, Shionogi's stock price has steadily risen since August, breaking this year's highest price. As of the 24th, Shionogi Pharmaceutical's stock price is trading at a
- Product
- Organon aims to resume Cozaar XQ supply from 2022 Q1
- by Nov 25, 2021 05:56am
- 'Cozaar XQ,' an antihypertensive combination drug that contains losartan, may be resupplied to pharmacies within the first quarter of next year, at the earliest. The company had made preparations to change the API source of Cozaar XQ to be the same as the one for Cozaar, which uses a losartan API from a different overseas manufacturer (Fr
- Policy
- Losartan, which has a high proportion of consignment
- by Lee, Tak-Sun Nov 25, 2021 05:55am
- Concerns are growing as the proportion of consignment production is high in HBP treatment "Losartan" formulation, which is known to have excess Azido-based impurities. If it appears as an impurity problem at the raw material stage, there is a possibility that many pharmaceutical companies tied up with consignment will start collecting product
- Product
- α-GPC can't be replaced with other drugs in the field
- by Kim, Jin-Gu Nov 25, 2021 05:55am
- Apart from the steady increase in the number of patients over the past 20 years, there has been no significant change in dementia treatments used in Clinic sites. However, two major changes have been predicted in the past two years. One is the controversy over the preparation of Choline alfoscerate in Korea, and the other is the controversy surr
- Company
- Opdivo combo in review for esophageal cancer indication
- by Eo, Yun-Ho Nov 24, 2021 05:53am
- The cancer immunotherapy ‘Opdivo’ is attempting to add another esophageal cancer indication as a combination therapy in Korea. According to industry sources, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety is reviewing expanding the indication for Ono·BMS’s PD-1 inhibitor Opdivo (nivolumab) in combination with Yervoy (ipilimumab) or chemotherapy
- Policy
- Discussions began on the scope of Mifegymiso license
- by Lee, Tak-Sun Nov 24, 2021 05:53am
- An expert meeting was held on the 24th, and the review was conducted regardless of the revision of the criminal law. The MFDS, which is reviewing the product license of Mifegymiso, a drug for abortion, has begun a discussion process on the specific scope of use rights. It is a policy to decide through collecting opinions from all walks of lif
- Product
- AstraZeneca vaccination is expected to end as of this year
- by Nov 24, 2021 05:53am
- The first inoculation will end at the end of November, and for the second inoculation, all inoculations will end on the 31st of next month. Medical institutions that have AstraZeneca vaccines should provide primary vaccinations with vaccines they have, and inform the inoculated that secondary vaccinations should be cross-vaccinated with Pf
