- Product
- Illegal errand companies deliver Wegovy for ₩10,000
- by Jung, Heung-Jun Oct 22, 2024 05:52am
- Amid the craze for obesity treatment drug Wegovy, errand companies are also thriving by offering pharmacy proxy pick-up and delivery services. These are illegal businesses that take advantage of the fact that consumers are looking for a low-priced source of the non-reimbursed drug, as the price varies greatly depending on the pharmacy.
- Policy
- Dongkook receives reimb for s-amlodipine triple-drug combo
- by Lee, Tak-Sun Oct 22, 2024 05:52am
- Dongkook Pharmaceutical has succeeded in becoming the first Korean company to receive reimbursement for a three-drug combination drug for hypertension that combines the CCB ‘s-amlodipine,’ ARB ‘olmesartan’ and diuretic ‘hydrochlorothiazide’. The combination therapy is expected to be useful for patients whose blood pressure is not ad
- Company
- "Multiple myeloma dynamics require changes to reimb strategy
- by Whang, byung-woo Oct 22, 2024 05:51am
- "Multiple myeloma is a cancer type that has a great ripple effect depending on new drugs provided in a certain environment. Reimbursement of multiple myeloma treatment requires discussion following a thorough evaluation of the impact of the treatment depending on the treatment environment." Multiple myeloma is one of the cancer types wit
- Policy
- MFDS grants EUA to COVID-19 variant vaccine for infants
- by Lee, Hye-Kyung Oct 22, 2024 05:51am
- The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (Minister Oh Yu-kyoung, MFDS) announced on October 21st that it has granted Emergency Use Authorization for 'Comirnaty JN.1 Inj 0.033 mg/mL (bretovameran),' a SARS-coV variant (JN.1) vaccine for infants aged 6 months-4 years. Emergency Use Authorization is a system designed to respond appropriately to
- Product
- Consumers use tricks to receive Wegovy prescriptions
- by Kang, Hye-Kyung Oct 22, 2024 05:51am
- With heating interest in the obesity drug Wegovy, the way-around measures the consumers are taking to receive prescriptions are causing controversy. From how to receive Wegovy through non-face-to-face treatment venues without the legwork to how to split the high-dose formulations being shared online, concerns are growing over the drug’s
- Company
- Will combination therapies for cancer be reimbursed in KOR?
- by Whang, byung-woo Oct 21, 2024 05:49am
- As the government has begun to prepare the principles for the reimbursement review of combination therapies that use new anticancer drugs, attention is being paid to whether the discussion will progress further. According to industry sources, the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service recently held a Cancer Disease Deliberation C
- Policy
- 2nd GIFT drug Nefecon’s approval imminent in Korea
- by Lee, Hye-Kyung Oct 21, 2024 05:48am
- Meditip's Nefecon (budesonide), which was designated as the 2nd Global Innovative Products on Fast Track (GIFT) drug last year, is close to receiving approval in Korea. According to industry sources on the 21st, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety recently completed the safety and efficacy review for Nefecon. The completion of the safety
- Company
- Therapeutic device 'improves OS for lung cancer patients'
- by Son, Hyung Min Oct 21, 2024 05:48am
- The first therapeutic device has been approved for use in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Novocure's therapeutic device, in combination with an NSCLC medication, demonstrated to improve patients' overall survival and won the approval of the U.S. regulatory authority. In South Korea, Nu Eyne is researching the potential of oncology therapeuti
- Company
- Oxlumo receives orphan drug designation in Korea
- by Eo, Yun-Ho Oct 21, 2024 05:48am
- The primary hyperoxaluria treatment Oxlumo received orphan drug designation in Korea. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) recently announced the designation through an orphan drug designation notice. Oxlumo (lumasiran) was also recently designated a Global Innovative products on Fast Track (GIFT) by the MFDS. The drug is an
- Company
- RNAi therapeutic 'Givlaari' receives the ODD in KOR
- by Eo, Yun-Ho Oct 21, 2024 05:48am
- RNAi therapeutic 'Givlaari' has been designated as an orphan drug following its designation as the GIFT. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) recently announced this through the posting of the Orphan Drug Designation (ODD). Givlaari (givosiran) had previously been designated as the 'Global Innovative products on Fast Track (GIF
