KOSPI 200 companies of South Korea
Authority control databases
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 |
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.
Daewoong 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]
