History
Discover the refined journey of Dong-A Pharmaceutical, safeguarding consumers' everyday lives since 1932.
Propelled forward and accelerated growth
We gaze in the same direction as consumers
and deliver groundbreaking healthcare solutions.
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04
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Panpirin’ Selected as the No. 1 Korean Industrial Brand Power
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03
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FATION, Joining Olive Young's '100 Billion Club
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01
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Launching of 'Vetple', a Pet Brand for Pet Stress and Health Management
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08
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Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Bacchus launch
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07
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30,000 bottles of Bacchus were delivered to victims of heavy rain
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05
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A Campaign to Prevent Drug Crimes with the Korean National Police Agency
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04
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OTC online mall ":DAPmall" opened
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Wink Wins IF Design Award 2023 Gold Award
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03
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Dong-A Pharmaceutical won the Ministerial Commendation of Culture, Sports and Tourism
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Dong-A Pharmaceutical and Hapduk Middle School and Hapduk Steel High School Signs Business Agreement
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12
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Achieved Customer-Centered Management certification for the seventh consecutive time
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11
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NOSCARNA Gel exceeds 60 billion won in cumulative sales on its 10th anniversary
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07
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MYVLAR Instagram won the grand prize in the pharmaceutical Instagram category at Social i-Award 2022
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06
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Derma cosmetics brand FATION launched in Vietnam
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05
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Dong-A Pharmaceutical and Wonju City sign a business agreement to collect waste medicines
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TEMPO tampon received approval from the FDA
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04
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FATION won the iF Design Award 2022
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10
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Signed a business agreement with the Pharmaceutical Association for Healthy and Safe Accompaniment to collect waste medicines
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05
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Selected as the lead organization for MOTIE's national project "3D printing customized medicine development"
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04
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MINIMAX Jungle and SELFRX won the Main Prize at the iF Design Award 2021
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MINIMAX Jungle won the Main Prize at the Red Dot Design Award 2020
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05
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Official brand mall ":Dmall" opened
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04
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Established the Social Value Committee for sustainability
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10
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Cosmetics brand FATION launched
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06
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Acquired ISO 37001 certification for our anti-bribery management system
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04
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Signed a contract with the Vietnamese government to export preconception contraceptives
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08
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Held a ceremony to strengthen the compliance management and introduce the anti-bribery management system
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07
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Held the 20th Dong-A Pharmaceutical College Student Walk Across the Country event and the 20th anniversary ceremony
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12
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Selected as a 2016 Family Friendly Business
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12
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Acquired CCM certification for the fourth consecutive time
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Won the Presidential Citation at Consumer Day
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11
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Held the 10th anniversary celebration of MORNINGCARE
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05
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Acquired four Bayer contraceptives
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03
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BACCHUS won the Grand Prize at the 23rd Consumers' Choice Awards for Good Advertising
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A BACCHUS ad won the Gold Award at the 2013 Korea Advertising Awards
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09
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Underwent a transformative split into Dong-A Socio Holdings, Dong-A Pharmaceutical, and Dong-A ST, resulting from the conversion into a holding company.
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12
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Held our 100th recruitment
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02
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Reached 900 billion won in sales for the first time in the pharmaceutical industry
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Laid the foundation for growth
We laid the foundation for growth
by establishing state-of-the-art production facilities
and the first KGLP research center in South Korea.
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02
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Signed a licensing agreement with Trius Therapeutics, US, to develop and commercialize a superbacteria antibiotic (Tedizolid) worldwide, excluding South Korea.
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12
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Launched Stillen, our first natural product drug for gastritis
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Launched Zydena, our second new drug for erectile dysfunction
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Reached 500 billion won in sales for the first time in the pharmaceutical industry
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11
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Chairman Gang Shin-Ho inaugurated as President of the Federation of Korean Industries
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12
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Banwol Plant acquired the BGMP facility standards
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01
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Completed Cheonan Plant and acquired KGMP
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12
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BACCHUS exceeded 100 billion won in sales
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Constructed the state-of-the-art KGLP research center in Sangal for the first time in the pharmaceutical industry
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12
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Exports exceeded 10 million dollars
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11
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Developed the first AIDS diagnostic reagent in South Korea
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04
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Designated as the first KGMP company in the pharmaceutical industry
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02
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Constructed an enzyme and raw material synthesis plant in Banwol
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07
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BACCHUS D's first export to the US
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05
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Constructed the first GMP plant in South Korea in Anyang
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The start of a revolutionary pharmaceutical industry
We laid the foundation of Dong-A Pharmaceutical
based on the belief that the health and happiness of the Korean people is paramount.
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Successful synthesis of de-ampicillin, the newest member of semisynthetic penicillin
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07
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Launched the R&D Center
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02
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Public offering of stocks, raised capital to 750 milion KRW
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12
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Became the No. 1 pharmaceutical company in Korea by sales
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08
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Produced BACCHUS D, an all-round nutritious tonic
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12
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Produced the broad-spectrum antibiotic Kanamycin
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Constructed a modern factory and office in Yongdu-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul
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12
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Changed name to Dong-A Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
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12
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Founded as a wholesaler of medicines and hygiene materials in Junghak-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul
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