- Policy
- Donepezil patch has been applied for permission
- by Lee, Tak-Sun Apr 19, 2021 05:56am
- While Icure applied for permission for the world's first dementia treatment Donepezil patch, it was found that domestic competitors are still in the Phase I stage. Icure is expected to preoccupy the domestic market if it obtains a license because it is faster to commercialize than its competitors. In particular, Donepezil is most often
- Policy
- Abbott Korea·Medtronic Korea caught subsidizing doctors
- by Lee, Tak-Sun Apr 19, 2021 05:56am
- Abbott Korea Co. and Medtronic Korea Co. were found to have unfairly supported doctors to participate in overseas seminars to encourage the use of their cardiovascular stents. As a result, the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) decided to impose a 16 million won fine on Abbott Korea. Both companies have kept a record of sales for eac
- Company
- Novartis Korea surpassed ₩500 billion in annual sales
- by An, Kyung-Jin Apr 19, 2021 05:55am
- Novartis Korea has surpassed &8361;500 billion in annual sales for the first time since entering Korea. Despite the confusion of COVID-19, representative medicines and new products generated synergy, which led to the highest sales ever. According to the Financial Supervisory Service on the 15th, Novartis Korea last year recorded &8361;532
- Policy
- Leclaza’s clinical trial targeting Tagrisso is launched
- by Lee, Tak-Sun Apr 19, 2021 05:55am
- 'Leclaza (Lazertinib)', a Korean anticancer drug developed by Yuhan, is conducting a Sponsor Initiated Clinical Trial for patients with non-small cell lung cancer Leptomeningeal metastasis. Since the competitive drug Tagrisso (Osimertinib, AZ) has proven effective in metastasis to the central nervous system such as brain and soft meninge
- Company
- Will ‘Keytruda’ be reviewed for reimbursement in May?
- by Eo, Yun-Ho Apr 16, 2021 06:03am
- MSD Korea threw a game-changer for the reimbursement expansion of the immunotherapy drug ‘Keytruda.’ According to industry sources, the company has once again submitted a revised cost-sharing proposal to the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service (HIRA) to expand the reimbursement of ‘Keytruda (pembrolizumab)’ to cover first-line tr
- Policy
- Korean CMO will produce MNC's COVID-19 vaccine from August
- by Kim, Jung-Ju Apr 16, 2021 06:03am
- A COVID-19 vaccine developed by a multinational pharmaceutical company will be produced by a Korean pharmaceutical company under a CMO deal. The government plans to officially announce the specific company and manufacturing plan in the near future. Young-Ha Baek, head of vaccine procurement at the pan-government vaccine procurement task
- Policy
- Nicobreak ODF was approved for the first time in Korea
- by Lee, Tak-Sun Apr 16, 2021 06:02am
- CTC Bio's'Nicobreak ODF', a smoking cessation treatment that melts and eats, was approved for the first time in Korea. this. This product has been confirmed to be equivalent to the existing Champix (Varenicline, Pfizer), which is the same ingredient product. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety approved two items of Nicobreak ODF1mg/0.5mg
- Opinion
- [Reporter's view]Controversy over Novavax vaccine
- by Lee, Tak-Sun Apr 16, 2021 06:02am
- The government explained that the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, which had signed a technology transfer contract with SK Bioscience on the 12th, could be supplied as soon as possible in June. The release of this announcement raised controversy over the introduction of the Novavax vaccine, which has not yet been licensed abroad. Eventually, the
- Company
- Celltrion-Icure applied for permission for Donepezil patch
- by Chon, Seung-Hyun Apr 16, 2021 06:02am
- Celltrion announced on the 13th that it has applied to the MFDS for an item license for the “Donerion patch” for the treatment of Alzheimer's dementia jointly developed with Icure. Donerion patch (Donepezil) is a product jointly developed by bio-venture Icure and Celltrion. In June 2017, after Icure developed and completed the non-clinic
- Company
- Vyndamax tries RSA after failing essential drug designation
- by Eo, Yun-Ho Apr 15, 2021 05:56am
- Once again, attempts are in progress to receive reimbursement for 'Vyndamax,' a new drug for the treatment of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM). Industry sources said that Pfizer Korea had recently submitted an application for the reimbursement of its new ATTR-CM drug, Vyndamax (tafamidis 61mg). This time, the company condu
