Seoul Pharmaceuticals said Monday that it has signed a contract with SAJA Pharmaceuticals, a leading pharmaceutical company in Saudi Arabia, to supply $7.07 million (8 billion won) worth of Tadalafil orally disintegrating film 20mg (ODF) over the next five years.The milestone payment for Tadalafil, a PDE5 inhibitor for treating erectile dysfunction, totals $150,000 and is awarded in four steps
Daewoong Pharmaceuticals said Monday the company has registered its botulinum toxin (BTX) strain “Nabota” as a pharmaceutical ingredient in the U.S. under the name of "Prabotulinum toxin A."The U.S. Adopted Name (USAN) is one of the international pharmaceutical ingredient names, officially designated by the American Medical Association (AMA).USAN is essential for winning the approval f
A research team led by Professor Min Kyung-bok of Seoul National University College of Medicine has confirmed that smartphone-addicted college students use their phone twice as much as ordinary people if they have stress, depression or anxiety.In today’s world, seeing people glued to their phone has become such a norm that millennials have come up with a new word called “smombie”-- a combined
Every November, the entire nation holds its breath as they watch senior high school students walk grimly to the exam centers to face the most crucial test in their lifetime.From businesses rescheduling their opening hours to keeping traffic off the streets, local police offering rides to students running late, and transport authorities halting all airport landings and take-offs for 30 minutes,
Celltrion announced Friday that it has entered into a contract manufacturing organization (CMO) agreement with Baxter BioPharma Solutions (BPS), a business unit of Baxter, for the consignment production of its biosimilars in the U.S.Celltrion plans to increase the stable supply of its biosimilar products in America, encouraged by the expansion of its market share in the U.S. for an antibody bi
The Seoul National University College of Medicine and the Korea Foundation for International Healthcare (KOFIH) will jointly run the “2017 Healthcare Worker Education Professional Course” for eight weeks from Oct. 24 to Dec. 15, the college said Thursday.The school, designated as a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborative Center for Educational Development in Sep. 2015, conducted the same
Samsung Medical Center (SMC) has introduced the latest innovation in Lasik surgery technology called the “Excimer Laser EX500” with Contoura Vision, the hospital said Thursday.Lasik-- commonly referred to as laser eye surgery or laser vision correction-- is a type of refractive surgery for the correction of myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism. For most people, Lasik provides a long-lasting alte
A study conducted by the Asan Medical Center (AMC) has found similar postoperative complications between robotic and laparoscopic surgery, the hospital said Wednesday.There have been few studies on the safety of robotic surgery compared to laparoscopic surgery. However, there is no difference in the safety of the two surgical procedures for kidney cancer, which requires total kidney resection,
Kim Chu-young, a hiker in his mid-60s, was climbing up Mt. Achasan in southern Seoul last month, as he had always done every weekend for years, when he suddenly collapsed on the mountaintop.As luck would have it, Kim Ki-man, a KBS announcer, stumbled across him and immediately sensed something was wrong. After failing to find his heartbeat, Kim called 119.A cardiac arrest causes permanent
Novo Nordisk Korea announced Tuesday that its ultralong-acting basal insulin analog Tresiba (ingredient name: Insulin degludec) achieved the top position in the market for next-generation insulin.Tresiba is a new generation of hypoglycemia, which is administered once a day for over 42 hours. The drug has a long half-life of 25 hours and has the flexibility to be administered once a day with st
AbbVie Korea said Tuesday that its non-infectious uveitis treatment Humira (ingredient: adalimumab) would be eligible for insurance benefits next month.Uveitis is an inflammation of the uvea, including the iris, choroid, and ciliary body in the eye. If untreated, it can lead to cataracts, glaucoma, cystoid macular edema, and blindness.Uveitis is the third leading cause of blindness worldwi
Severance Hospital said Monday it has launched an in-hospital navigation system, using a next-generation mobile service application called “My Severance.”The hospital installed 2,000 beacons, a short-range wireless communication device based on the Bluetooth 4.0 protocol, throughout the compound to enable accurate location awareness by 2.5D technology maps, making it possible for patients and
The Incheon International Airport Corporation is facing a backlash from the medical community after it announced a plan to operate a 240-square-meter plastic surgery hospital in the transit area of Terminal 2 from next January.According to a report the airport sent to Rep. Kang Hoon-sik강훈식 of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea last week, the cosmetic surgery hospital can provide operations f
Hugel Biopharmaceuticals has obtained domestic sales license for the “Chaeum Shape 10,” an HA (hyaluronic acid)-filler penis enlargement medical device, from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety for the first time in Korea.Hugel said it would soon begin the full-fledged production and start the supply of the medical devices to domestic hospitals and clinics through Hugel Pharmaceuticals.In
Seoul Pharmaceuticals said Friday that it has signed an additional contract with PT. SOHO Industri Pharmasi, a leading pharmaceutical company in Indonesia, to supply $7.76 million (8.7 billion won) worth of drugs over the next 10 years.The drugs to be exported are Aripiprazole, a treatment for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, and Donepezil, a treatment for Alzheimer's disease. Both drugs ar
Under the theme of the “Future of Bioethics & Health Care,” the 18th Asia Bioethics Conference is a forum for international cooperation to share developments and experiences in the field of bioethics in Asia.The term “bioethics” is a somewhat new inter-disciplinary field that emerged quickly in the second half of the 20th century. Since then, there has been a significant overlap of many issues
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) said Monday it would provide domestic patent information of 60 ingredients to support local pharmaceutical companies' development of medicines and advance into overseas markets.Additional information includes the domestic patent information of 60 medicines such as Abciximab, a platelet aggregation inhibitor, and updated patent information of 781
The challenges facing patients in multilingual and multicultural countries are different languages and cultures that can lead to life-threatening communication gaps, a bioethics expert said Thursday.“Good communication is of paramount importance in healthcare delivery because patients need to ask questions and seek assistance,” said Professor Vera Lucia Raposo of the University of Macau. “Pati
Ildong Pharmaceutical will release its first chronic hepatitis B therapy of nucleotide series “Besivo” as an insurance benefit drug next month, the company said Thursday.Besivo is a treatment for chronic hepatitis B based on the nucleotide sequence, which is composed of besifovir.The price of the insurance is 3,403 won ($3.02) per tablet, which was recently confirmed by the Ministry of Hea
Medipost announced Wednesday that it acquired patents in six European countries based on its core technology of Alzheimer's disease treatment.The patent relates to a pharmaceutical composition for treating neuropathy using “Cell Adhesion Molecule (ICAM) -1,” a protein involved in adhesion and migration of inflammatory cells, it saidThe name of the patent is “the use of ICAM-1 for the p