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The Ministry of Health has ordered that all drugstores should be connected to the national medicine database via the Internet by Monday, a move aimed at preventing the sales of drugs without prescription. But in Ho Chi Minh City, which has the highest number…
The proposed merger between the owners of the Priceline and Amcal pharmacy chains is off after Sigma Healthcare rebuffed an approach by its rival. Amcal owner Sigma, which is restructuring after losing a contract to supply Chemist Warehouse, said on Wednesday…
Retail workers’ union SDA has secured a new agreement for Priceline Pharmacy workers that improves penalty rates and leave conditions for staff. The new agreement, which came into effect on Friday March 8, will see annual pay increases backdated from July…
The volume of the legal cannabis market is expected to soar nearly 14-fold within six years according to research by Euromonitor International. Legal cannabis sales reached US$12 billion globally last year with exponential growth ahead, will reach $166…
Korean pharmaceutical companies are entering 2019 with high expectations as several domestic drugs are expected to gain approval from overseas regulators this year. Though the Samsung BioLogics accounting fraud scandal made 2018 a less-than-stellar year for…
LG Chem has partnered with U.S. bio company Cue Biopharma to develop immunotherapy drugs to treat cancer, the local company announced Monday. Immunotherapy drugs help patients fight diseases like cancer by enhancing their immune system. It is a relatively…
The latest figures show retail sales in Hong Kong continued falling in March. However, signs of improvement are in sight, with sales of drugs and cosmetics rising slightly. However, the biggest question on the minds of many in Hong Kong is how long the…
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has sailed into headwinds in its plans to conquer China’s medical market by prescribing and selling drugs through an online platform. Chinese officials shut down a government-owned drug tracking system that was created and operated…
