- Opinion
- [Reporter’s View] M&A storm blows through industry
- by Lee, Seok-Jun Aug 30, 2023 05:32am
- At a dinner party with a second-generation owner in his 40s, I asked what the company’s goal is for the second half of the year. It was sort of an icebreaker question to warm up the party atmosphere. What I expected was a routine response, such as 'we will be building growth engines by investing in R&D or facilities', ‘we will promptly
- Opinion
- [Reporter's view] Hemophilia drug war of nerves
- by Kim, Jin-Gu Aug 24, 2023 05:46am
- GC Pharma snipes JW Pharmaceutical. Hemlibra, a hemophilia treatment that JW Pharmaceutical is introducing and selling in Korea, became the target. GC Pharma distributed a press release on the 21st. It is a press release titled, 'The report rate of abnormal blood clots in Hemlibra was 2.8 times higher than Factor XIII.' This press release
- Opinion
- [Reporter's view] There should be no recurrence of the Champ
- by Lee, Hye-Kyung Aug 17, 2023 05:29am
- On the 10th, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety lifted the suspension of manufacturing and sales of Dong-A Pharmaceutical's Champ Syrup and Daewon Pharmaceutical's Coldaewon Kidsfen Syrup. Champ Syrup, which represents children's antipyretics containing acetaminophen, was produced and distributed again in 128 days, and Coldaewon Kidsfen Sy
- Opinion
- [Reporter's view] Fight between AZ/Janssen
- by Jung, Sae-Im Aug 17, 2023 05:29am
- Since the discovery of EGFR gene mutation in non-small cell lung cancer patients in 2004, EGFR-targeted anti-cancer drugs have made remarkable progress over the past 20 years. Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) targeting this genetic mutation have been established as standard therapy through the first generation (Iressa), second generation (G
- Opinion
- [Reporter's view] Prompt benefit registration
- by Eo, Yun-Ho Aug 10, 2023 05:33am
- These days, the word 'expedited' appears frequently in the reform of the insurance benefit system. The plan is to speed up the listing of necessary new drugs by linking approval, and evaluation, and shortening the listing period at each stage. This is a good intention to quickly expand drug coverage for patients who are waiting. Shortening t
- Opinion
- [Reporter's view] When will Enhertu's benefit be available?
- by Jul 31, 2023 05:29am
- Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca's Enhertu are continuing their unstoppable moves. Enhertu, which has achieved remarkable results in breast cancer, has expanded the types of carcinoma to include gastric cancer and lung cancer and is expected to be used in a number of solid cancers that show HER2 expression, such as cervical cancer, endometrial
- Opinion
- [Reporter's view] A groundbreaking policy is needed
- by Lee, Tak-Sun Jul 24, 2023 05:26am
- Controversy is in full swing over Madopar, a Parkinson's disease drug that withdrew from the Korean market early this year due to profitability issues. Patients want Madopar again, saying that the only remaining generic drug after Madopar was withdrawn has severe side effects. Furthermore, it raises the question of calculating the drug price
- Opinion
- [Reporter's view]Time to think about price by indication
- by Eo, Yun-Ho Jul 19, 2023 05:20am
- Now is the time to think. The increasing number of non-insured indications and the steadily increasing number of indications for new drugs have now become quite a big snowball. In an age when a single drug has multiple indications and is used for multiple diseases, the emergence of drugs that target specific gene mutations and further activat
- Opinion
- [Reporter’s View]Kudos to Keytruda for filing 13 reimb apps
- by Eo, Yun-Ho Jul 5, 2023 05:45am
- A truly extraordinary case has emerged. MSD Korea has applied for the reimbursement of 13 Keytruda indications at once. This is an unprecedented event, the first time such a large amount of applications had been filed for a single drug since the positive list system was implemented for drug reimbursement in Korea. After submitting the ap
- Opinion
- [Reporter’s View] Gvn't policies hinder KOR pharma growth
- by Lee, Tak-Sun Jul 4, 2023 05:37am
- It seems that the pro-business policy the new administration has been implementing to promote Korea’s industries is not benefiting the domestic pharmaceutical companies at all. Rather, the companies have expressed their regrets on how the authorities have been implementing policies that hinder their corporate activities, such as those that
