Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Korean: 주식회사 대웅제약) is a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.[1] Daewoong Pharmaceutical primarily engages in the manufacture of pharmaceutical products, including prescription and over-the-counter healthcare products.
Native name | 주식회사 대웅제약 |
|---|---|
| Company type | Public |
| KRX: 069620 | |
| Industry | Pharmaceutical |
| Founded | 1945 |
| Headquarters | , South Korea |
| Website | www.daewoong.co.kr |
| Daewoong Pharmaceutical | |
| Hangul | 대웅제약 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Daeung Jeyak |
| McCune–Reischauer | Taeung Cheyak |
History
editDaewoong Pharmaceutical was established as Kawai Pharmaceutical Company in 1942. Daewoong was officially incorporated in 1945 as Daehan Vitamin Chemical and changed its name to Daehan Vitamin Industrial in 1961. In 1966, Yoon Young-hwan purchased Daehan Vitamin, which was in financial difficulties, and changed its name to the current form, Daewoong Pharmaceutical, in 1978.[2]
References
edit- ^ Cha, Sangmi (August 11, 2020). "South Korea's Daewoong Pharma gets India nod to test anti-parasite drug for COVID-19". Reuters. Seoul.
- ^ Takezawa, Shinʼichi (1986). In quest of human dynamism. Asian Productivity Organization. p. 227. ISBN 978-92-833-1087-7.
External links
edit- Official website
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