SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — In a precedent-setting ruling, South Korea’s Supreme Court said Thursday that pharmacists may seek the cancellation of a rival pharmacy’s license if it opens directly next to a medical clinic in violation of pharmacy law. The decision overturned a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit brought by pharmacists in [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said Monday it will launch a pilot project to collect and dispose of leftover narcotic drugs through 100 pharmacies in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province. When there are leftovers of prescribed narcotic drugs such as fentanyl patches and zolpidem, households can bring them to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Disputes are arising between the medical industry and the pharmaceutical industry over the right to produce abortion pills as the government plans to allow medical abortion. The Ministry of Health and Welfare added a provision to allow medical abortion on top of the currently allowed surgical abortion. This will [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – A total of 29,813 convenience stores across South Korea sell over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare. Convenience stores first got the green light to do so in November, 2012. Previous restrictions were lifted to increase access to OTC drugs when pharmacies would close, such [...]