• 한국임상약학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.106-113
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• 2013

Background: For Korean pharmaceutical industry to continue to grow, it is requisite to enter the global markets of developed countries. However, the export volume has fallen short of 10% of the gross sales and the industry has only recently warming up to prepare the globalization along with suchlike the Columbus Project. Purpose: This research was conducted to identify the difficulties Korean pharmaceutical companies perceived and to discover the gap in the needs for the government aid the companies have been seeking in the purpose of entering the developed pharmaceutical markets. Method: A survey method was used for this research. Six experts were surveyed and provided comments for the pre-questionnaire. Then, a final questionnaire was developed consisting of 10 items on regulatory-related and another 10 items on non-regulatory-related factors in drug exportation using the Likert scale (1 to 5). The survey sample was 30 Korean companies which have participated in the Columbus Project since 2010. Results: Nineteen (63%) companies responded to the survey. Most companies perceived difficulty (mean = 4.19) over the entire pathway of the regulatory process of global markets. Clinical trials and post-marketing surveillance were remarked as the most difficult barrier to follow the regulatory globalization. Among non-regulatory related factors, marketing, arranging a distribution network, obtaining experts, and projecting a timeline in exportation were brought up as the most difficulty. Conclusion: Especially, cost and language barrier were considered as the main cause producing these difficulties across regulatory and non-regulatory processes and accordingly, securing both long term budget and experts at governmental level was suggested by the domestic pharmaceutical companies.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제80권1호
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• pp.52-59
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• 2017

Background: Inhaled indacaterol (Onbrez Breezhaler), a long-acting ${\beta}_2$-agonist, is approved in over 100 countries, including South Korea, as a once-daily bronchodilator for maintenance and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Here, we present an interim analysis of a post-marketing surveillance study conducted to evaluate the real-world safety and effectiveness of indacaterol in the Korean population. Methods: This was an open-label, observational, prospective study in which COPD patients, who were newly prescribed with indacaterol (150 or $300{\mu}g$), were evaluated for 12 or 24 weeks. Safety was assessed based on the incidence rates of adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs). Effectiveness was evaluated based on physician's assessment by considering changes in symptoms and lung function, if the values of forced expiratory volume in 1 second were available. Results: Safety data were analyzed in 1,016 patients of the 1,043 enrolled COPD patients receiving indacaterol, and 784 patients were included for the effectiveness analysis. AEs were reported in 228 (22.44%) patients, while 98 (9.65%) patients reported SAEs. The COPD condition improved in 348 patients (44.4%), while the condition was maintained in 396 patients (50.5%), and only 40 patients (5.1%) exhibited worsening of ailment as compared with baseline. During the treatment period, 90 patients were hospitalized while nine patients died. All deaths were assessed to be not related to the study drug by the investigator. Conclusion: In real-life clinical practice in South Korea, indacaterol was well tolerated in COPD patients, and can be regarded as an effective option for their maintenance treatment.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.5-11
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• 2008

Primary rotavirus gastroenteritis infection usually occurs in infants under 2 years of age worldwide regardless of level of hygiene, quality of water, food or sanitation or type of behavior. In Korea, the disease mostly occurred in infants under 2 year old, and usually in late fall to early winter with the highest incidence shown in November until early 1990s. However, since then, relatively the age incidence of this infection has increased in children over 2 years old, and it has mainly occurred in late winter to early spring with the highest incidence shown between February and March. And rotavirus gastroenteritis serotypes varied year to year as well as varied by year within the same region in our country. The comparison of severity scores between age groups in Korea showed that severity score was lowest in infants less than 3 months and highest in infants more than 6 months and less than 12 months, and hospitalization period between age groups was longest in infants older than 3 months and less than 3 months and highest in infants more than 6 months and less than 12 months and less than 6 months. In this aspect, rotavirus vaccines should be given to infants less than 2 years of age in whom the incidence of rotavirus gastroenteritis is the highest, and vaccination should be ideally started before 3 months considering hospitalization period and severity of rotavirus gastroenteritis. However, It should be careful for the introduction of new rotavirus vaccine, and the effectiveness of rotavirus vaccines should be assessed by long-term post marketing surveillance. And we guess an multivalent vaccine may be an ideal rotavirus vaccine to prevent primary infection caused by variable rotavirus strains in Korea. In addition, clinical epidemiology studies on rotavirus gastroenteritis which evaluate the age and serotypes related severity should be continuously conducted in various regions.

• 한국임상약학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.71-78
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• 2019

Objective: This study aimed to provide efficacy and safety information on the use of erenumab for prevention of episodic and chronic migraines. Methods: The keywords "Erenumab and migraine" were used to search the PubMed database to then compile efficacy and safety data for erenumab. Data from relevant Phase 2 and Phase 3 clinical trials were analyzed, using RevMan for statistical analysis. Results: Three clinical trials (one Phase 2 and two Phase 3 studies) were retrieved. All three trials used the same primary endpoint (change from baseline in monthly migraine days (CBMD)) to evaluate efficacy and safety of erenumab use for prevention of episodic and chronic migraines. Subcutaneous doses of erenumab (70 or 140 mg) were administered monthly in each trial, for 3 months (Studies 2, and 3) or 6 months (Study 1). The mean differences in CBMD in the 70 mg and 140 mg erenumab arms were -1.36 and -1.98, respectively, compared to that in the placebo arm. Some adverse events, such as nasopharyngitis and upper respiratory tract infection, were reported, but no differences in safety between erenumab and placebo were found to be significant. Conclusions: Erenumab showed superior efficacy in prevention of migraines compared to placebo. However, additional information regarding the long-term safety of erenumab should be collected. Therefore, post-marketing surveillance for adverse events is needed.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.29-37
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• 2022

2017년 새롭게 제정된 유럽의 새 의료기기 규제법인 MDR은 기존의 CE 적합성 인증을 받은 의료기기 제품들이 새로운 CE의 MDR규정에 맞춰 2024년 5월까지 인증을 받도록 요구하고 있다. 새로운 MDR 적합성 요구사항은 기존보다 강화된 의료기기 임상평가 및 임상 조사를 요구하며 또한 문서화된 시판후 임상 추적 자료의 제출을 요구한다. 한국의 의료기기 업체들도 새로운 MDR 요구사항을 맞춰 적합인정을 받아야 하나, 새로우 규정을 정확히 이해하지 못하여 산업계의 혼란은 계속 되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 한국과 미국의 의료기기 관련 규정을 알아보고, 또한유럽의 의료기기법인 MDR을 기존의 유럽 의료기기 지침인 MDD와 비교함으로써 유럽 의료기기법의 요구 사항들을 이해하는데 도움이 되고자 한다.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.139-146
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• 2013

목적: 한국은 2000년에 소아마비 무발생국가로 공인되었으며, WHO의 권고에 의해 2005년부터는 경구용소아마비 생백신 대신 주사용 사백신을 사용하기 시작했다. 본 연구는 2006년부터 국내에서 사용되기 시작한 주사용 소아마비 백신(Poliorix$^{TM}$)의 안전성 및 이상반응을 우리나라 영아들을 대상으로 알아보고자 한다. 방법: 2006년부터 2012년까지 6년 동안 다기관공동연구로 조사하였으며, 2, 4, 6개월의 기초접종과 4-6세의 추가 접종 후 7일 이내 및 31일 이내의 이상반응 및 안전성에 대해 조사하였다. 결과: 총 639명 중 등록대상자 중 617명은 기초접종, 22명은 추가접종을 실시하였으며, 639명 중 73명(11.4%)에서 명시되지 않은 이상반응을 보고하였으며, 이중 가장 많은 증상은 상기도 감염증상으로 접종 후 7일 이내에 639명 중 16명(2.5%)에서 보고되었다. 1명에서 grade 3 이상의 장염증상을 보고하였으며, 11명(1.7%)에서 중대한 이상반응을 보고하였으나, 이들은 모두 연구 종료 이전에 호전되었다. 결론: 6년 동안의 시판 후 조사에서, 건강한 우리나라 영아들을 대상으로 한 주사용 소아마비 사백신(Poliorix$^{TM}$) 접종은 국내 건강한 소아에서 안전하고 내약성이 충분하였다.

• 의료법학
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.77-116
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• 2020

현대 과학의 경험과 성과가 반영된 의약품의 사용으로 인류에게 질병의 치료와 건강 상태의 개선이라는 혜택이 주어지고 있다. 그러나 의약품은 질병의 치료라는 혜택 이외에도 본질적으로 피할 수 없는 부작용도 내포한다. 각국은 부작용으로 인한 피해의 최소화를 위해 시장진입 규제나 시판후조사 등의 조치를 취하고 있으나, 부작용의 발생은 피할 수 없다. 부작용으로 인한 손해의 발생이 불가항력이라도 그 점이 사전에 알려진 것이었다면, 의약품의 종류와 사용 형태에 따라서 처방한 의사나 복약지도를 담당하는 약사 등이 손해를 배상해야 한다. 의약품에 결함이 있어 손해가 발생하는 경우도 있는데, 손해 배상의 일반원칙을 그대로 적용해서는 결함으로 인한 부작용 피해자가 손해를 배상받기 쉽지 않다. 우리나라를 비롯한 여러 나라가 제조물 책임법을 통하여 피해자의 보호를 도모하고 있으며, 의약품도 제조물에 포섭되기 때문에 제조물 책임법을 통한 손해배상을 문의할 수 있는데, 이 때 주로 설계상의 결함이나 표시상의 결함이 문제될 수 있다. 제조물 책임법이 제정·시행되기 이전에도 의약품의 부작용으로 인한 손해는 발생하여왔다. 이러한 경우를 위해서 판례는 제조물 책임법과 유사한 법리를 발전시켜 왔고, 의약품 결함은 혈액제제와 관련하여 판례가 형성되어 왔다. 제조물 책임법 시행 이전에 제조된 의약품으로 인한 손해는 향후에도 발생할 수 있기에 판례 법리는 중요한 검토의 대상이다.