Dong-A Pharmaceutical

History

Discover the refined journey of Dong-A Pharmaceutical, safeguarding consumers' everyday lives since 1932.

Inheriting the entrepreneurial spirit of the past,
Dong-A Pharmaceutical will grow as a global consumer healthcare company.

Present 2010s

Propelled forward and accelerated growth

We gaze in the same direction as consumers
and deliver groundbreaking healthcare solutions.

2024 2024
  • 04
    • Panpirin’ Selected as the No. 1 Korean Industrial Brand Power

  • 03
    • FATION, Joining Olive Young's '100 Billion Club

  • 01
    • Launching of 'Vetple', a Pet Brand for Pet Stress and Health Management

2023 2023
  • 08
    • Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Bacchus launch

  • 07
    • 30,000 bottles of Bacchus were delivered to victims of heavy rain

  • 05
    • A Campaign to Prevent Drug Crimes with the Korean National Police Agency

  • 04
    • OTC online mall ":DAPmall" opened

    • Wink Wins IF Design Award 2023 Gold Award

  • 03
    • Dong-A Pharmaceutical won the Ministerial Commendation of Culture, Sports and Tourism

  • 01
    • Dong-A Pharmaceutical and Hapduk Middle School and Hapduk Steel High School Signs Business Agreement

2022 2022
  • 12
    • Achieved Customer-Centered Management certification for the seventh consecutive time

  • 11
    • NOSCARNA Gel exceeds 60 billion won in cumulative sales on its 10th anniversary

  • 07
    • MYVLAR Instagram won the grand prize in the pharmaceutical Instagram category at Social i-Award 2022

  • 06
    • Derma cosmetics brand FATION launched in Vietnam

  • 05
    • Dong-A Pharmaceutical and Wonju City sign a business agreement to collect waste medicines

    • TEMPO tampon received approval from the FDA

  • 04
    • FATION won the iF Design Award 2022

2021 2021
  • 10
    • Signed a business agreement with the Pharmaceutical Association for Healthy and Safe Accompaniment to collect waste medicines

  • 05
    • Selected as the lead organization for MOTIE's national project "3D printing customized medicine development"

  • 04
    • MINIMAX Jungle and SELFRX won the Main Prize at the iF Design Award 2021

2020 2020
  • 07
    • MINIMAX Jungle won the Main Prize at the Red Dot Design Award 2020

  • 05
    • Official brand mall ":Dmall" opened

  • 04
    • Established the Social Value Committee for sustainability

2019 2019
  • 10
    • Cosmetics brand FATION launched

  • 06
    • Acquired ISO 37001 certification for our anti-bribery management system

  • 04
    • Signed a contract with the Vietnamese government to export preconception contraceptives

2018 2018
  • 08
    • Held a ceremony to strengthen the compliance management and introduce the anti-bribery management system

2017 2017
  • 07
    • Held the 20th Dong-A Pharmaceutical College Student Walk Across the Country event and the 20th anniversary ceremony

2016 2016
  • 12
    • Selected as a 2016 Family Friendly Business

2015 2015
  • 12
    • Acquired CCM certification for the fourth consecutive time

    • Won the Presidential Citation at Consumer Day

  • 11
    • Held the 10th anniversary celebration of MORNINGCARE

  • 05
    • Acquired four Bayer contraceptives

  • 03
    • BACCHUS won the Grand Prize at the 23rd Consumers' Choice Awards for Good Advertising

2013 2013
  • 11
    • A BACCHUS ad won the Gold Award at the 2013 Korea Advertising Awards

  • 09
    • Underwent a transformative split into Dong-A Socio Holdings, Dong-A Pharmaceutical, and Dong-A ST, resulting from the conversion into a holding company.

2011 2011
  • 12
    • Held our 100th recruitment

  • 02
    • Reached 900 billion won in sales for the first time in the pharmaceutical industry

2000s 1980s

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.

2007 2007
  • 02
    • Signed a licensing agreement with Trius Therapeutics, US, to develop and commercialize a superbacteria antibiotic (Tedizolid) worldwide, excluding South Korea.

2005 2005
  • 12
    • Launched Stillen, our first natural product drug for gastritis

    • Launched Zydena, our second new drug for erectile dysfunction

    • Reached 500 billion won in sales for the first time in the pharmaceutical industry

2003 2003
  • 11
    • Chairman Gang Shin-Ho inaugurated as President of the Federation of Korean Industries

2000 2000
  • 12
    • Banwol Plant acquired the BGMP facility standards

  • 01
    • Completed Cheonan Plant and acquired KGMP

1995 1995
  • 12
    • BACCHUS exceeded 100 billion won in sales

1988 1988
  • 11
    • Constructed the state-of-the-art KGLP research center in Sangal for the first time in the pharmaceutical industry

1987 1987
  • 12
    • Exports exceeded 10 million dollars

  • 11
    • Developed the first AIDS diagnostic reagent in South Korea

1985 1985
  • 04
    • Designated as the first KGMP company in the pharmaceutical industry

1983 1983
  • 02
    • Constructed an enzyme and raw material synthesis plant in Banwol

1981 1981
  • 07
    • BACCHUS D's first export to the US

1980 1980
  • 05
    • Constructed the first GMP plant in South Korea in Anyang

1970s 1932

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.

1972 1972
  • 09
    • Successful synthesis of de-ampicillin, the newest member of semisynthetic penicillin

1970 1970
  • 07
    • Launched the R&D Center

1967 1967
  • 02
    • Public offering of stocks, raised capital to 750 milion KRW

1963 1963
  • 12
    • Became the No. 1 pharmaceutical company in Korea by sales

1960 1960
  • 08
    • Produced BACCHUS D, an all-round nutritious tonic

1959 1959
  • 12
    • Produced the broad-spectrum antibiotic Kanamycin

1958 1958
  • 09
    • Constructed a modern factory and office in Yongdu-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul

1949 1949
  • 12
    • Changed name to Dong-A Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

1932 1932
  • 12
    • Founded as a wholesaler of medicines and hygiene materials in Junghak-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul

Archive

90th Anniversary
Archive e-Book

Explore the Entire History of Dong-A with Dong-A Socio Group's 90th anniversary Archive E-book, featuring a comprehensive journey through the decades, including the evolution of Dong-A Pharmaceutical.

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