- Company
- 'Nabota' generated KRW 115.8B over 9 mths in foreign mkt
- by Chon, Seung-Hyun Nov 5, 2024 05:45am
- Daewoong's Nabota, which contains botulinum toxin, is expanding its presence in the foreign market. Its export amount surpassed KRW 100 billion up to Q3 2024. Over 80% of the overall sales were accounted for by sales generated in the foreign market. It is a cash cow export product. According to Daewoong on November 2, Nabota generated sales o
- Company
- 'SGLT2·DPP4' comb market records robust growth
- by Kim, Jin-Gu Nov 4, 2024 05:48am
- The market for combination drugs containing SGLT-2 inhibitor and DPP-4 inhibitor for treating type 2 diabetes is showing rapid growth. The industry expects the market size to expand by over KRW 30 billion this year. Products containing one or more original active ingredients are leading the market growth. Boehringer Ingelheim's 'Esglite
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- Will the polycythemia vera drug Besremi be reimb in KOR?
- by Eo, Yun-Ho Nov 4, 2024 05:48am
- Whether PharmaEssentia Korea’s new drug for polycythemia vera, ‘BESREMi,’ will be listed with reimbursement in Korea is gaining attention. The drug was approved for hydroxyurea-refractory or intolerant polycythemia vera in March last year but failed to overcome the CDDC barrier in July of the same year. At that time, the CDDC dete
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- K-Bios globally present immuno-oncology drugs
- by Son, Hyung Min Nov 4, 2024 05:48am
- The development achievements of the domestic pharmaceutical bio industry's immuno-oncology drugs will be presented at an overseas conference. Hanmi Pharmaceutical, GC Cell, Abion Bio, ST Cube, and Y-Biologics, among others, have completed preparations to emerge into the international stage by disclosing positive clinical trial results.&16
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- Reimb of Vocabria+Rekambys for HIV gains attention
- by Eo, Yun-Ho Nov 4, 2024 05:48am
- The industry’s eyes are on whether the long-acting HIV combination therapy ‘Vocabria+Rekambys’ will be reimbursed by the end of the year in Korea. According to industry sources, GSK Korea and Janssen Korea have completed the pharmacoeconomic evaluation of their HIV drugs Vocabria (cabotegravir) and Rekambys (rilpivirine) combination
- Policy
- Anticipating reimb for DPP4·SGLT2 combination drugs
- by Lee, Jeong-Hwan Nov 1, 2024 05:51am
- The government has announced a plan to address the necessity of the National Health Insurance reimbursement·expansion for two-drug combination drugs containing DPP-4 inhibitors and SGLT-2 inhibitors for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. In South Korea, reimbursement for combination drugs containing DPP-4 inhibitors and SGLT-2 inhibitors
- Opinion
- [Reporter's View] Address Actions to drug substitution
- by Lee, Jeong-Hwan Nov 1, 2024 05:51am
- "We will foremostly activate drug substation to resolve the drug shortages issue," Cho Kyoo-hong, Minister of Health and Welfare (MOHW), promised during the parliamentary audit session commenced by the National Assembly's Small Committee for Health and Welfare. This is an answer from the MOHW director to an issue of essential medicines fr
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- New AML drug Vyxeos can be prescribed at Big 5 hospitals
- by Eo, Yun-Ho Nov 1, 2024 05:51am
- The new acute myeloid leukemia drug ‘Vyxeos’ may now be prescribed at general hospitals in Korea. According to industry sources, Vyxeos (daunorubicin+ cytarabine), a treatment for adults with acute myeloid leukemia AML, has passed the drug committees (DCs) of the ‘Big 5’ tertiary hospitals in Korea including the Samsung Medical Center
- Policy
- Hyundai withdraws application for Mifegymiso approval again
- by Lee, Hye-Kyung Nov 1, 2024 05:50am
- Hyundai Pharm has reportedly voluntarily withdrawn the application it had filed for the marketing authorization of Mifegymiso (mifepristone and misoprostol), which the company had applied for approval as the first abortion pill in Korea. Hyundai Pharm has requested approval for the abortion drug twice in the past, first in 2021 and then
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- Novartis’s operating income grew 123% in Q3 with Entresto
- by Son, Hyung Min Nov 1, 2024 05:50am
- The Swiss global pharmaceutical giant Novartis' sales increased slightly compared to the previous year. Novartis showed even sales growth in various therapeutic areas, including cardiovascular, anticancer, and immunosuppressive agents. According to industry sources, Novartis reported a revenue of USD 12.823 billion in Q3 last year, up 10% YoY
