Pharmacy Education

The minister of the Department of Education announced in August that the educational period of the pharmacy education would be increased from 4 years to 6 years from 2009. KPA is trying to develop the pharmacy curriculum for the 6 years.

Celebration of “the day of MEDICINE”

Celebration of "the day of MEDICINE" in Korea ˙Nov. 18 is the day of MEDICINE in Korea. ˙KPA celebrate the day of Medicine in Nov. 18 at Lotte Hotel in Seoul. Before the ceremony, the conference will be held regarding "the VISION of KFDA"…

KPA held a one person rally protesting

KPA held a one person rally protesting against government policyPicture:  

On duty pharmacy system in the …

On duty pharmacy system in the evening time on holidays and weekdays KPA wants more people to access pharmacy services more easily. Therefore KPA operates on duty pharmacy system as of August, 2007 in the evening time on holidays and weekdays.…

Obligatory physician reply to the …

Obligatory physician reply to the pharmacist inquiry of prescriptions When pharmacist has doubts in the prescription during the dispensing, pharmacist gives phone call to the physician who issued the prescription. In most of these cases in Korea,…

Flat rate system of the patient’s …

Flat rate system of the patient’s co-payment to the small amount medical fees In general, patients should pay 30% of the total medical fee in pharmacy and clinic, 40% in hospital, 50% in general hospital as co payment but government regulated…

Model case issuance of generic …

Model case issuance of generic prescription Generally doctors like to prescribe medicine with brand name in Korea and it is not an easy job for pharmacists to do generic substitution during their own dispensing. National Medical Center starts…

March 2009 Country Report

March 2009 Country Report Attachment:Country Report - Korea.pdf

Country Reports from July WPPF Meeting

The WPPF Executive Meeting was held in Tokyo, Japan, July of this year and to find out the latest news from each country in our region, click source to download their country reports. Source: https://wppf.org/images/stories/Korea-July09-Country_Report.pdf…

New executive board members of the Korean Pharmaceutical Association

New executive board members of the Korean Pharmaceutical Association The new executive board members of the Korean Pharmaceutical Association (KPA) during the term of new president's tenure (March 2010 ~ February 2013) were elected.