Stillen® Sales Begin at Philippine Hospitals and Clinics

Dong-A Pharmaceutical (President and CEO Won-Bae Kim) debuted Stillen®, a naturally-derived new drug, in the Philippines in January of this year. Approval was obtained from the Philippine FDA last May, and is now being prescribed to treat gastric infection. An agreement has been reached with a local partner, Macropharma, to carry out Post Marketing Surveillance (PMS) at 30 hospitals in Metro Manila. Dong-A invited 23 leading doctors to Korea to attend a seminar describing the preclinical and clinical trials of Stillen® on March 25, 2008. The Philippine doctors also attended the Asia Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver convention, held at COEX in Seoul from March 22 to 26. Dr. Byung-Ok Ahn from the Dong-A Research Center presented the preclinical findings, and Professor Oh-Yeong Lee of Hanyang University covered the clinical trials. Information on the development processes and efficacy of the drug was shared during the Q&A session. Dong-A Pharmaceutical President and CEO Won-Bae Kim said, “Stillen® is a naturally-derived new drug with proven efficacy. Exports to China began last year, and we are exploring avenues for introducing the product to Turkey, Russia and the US,” adding, “We are working hard to make Stillen® a global blockbuster drug.” # # # About Dong-A Pharmaceutical Dong-A is Korea’s leading pharmaceutical company. Based on its corporate philosophy that the greatest value is life, Dong-A strives to be a responsible corporate citizen that contributes to the health and welfare of humankind. Over the past 42 years, Dong-A has maintained a reputation as a trustworthy producer of quality pharmaceutical products, and has risen to become the number one drug company in Korea. It is expanding its overseas presence on the strength of its new drug and biopharmaceutical products. Dong-A Socio Group includes Dong-A Otsuka, a beverage company, and Yongma Logis, a 3PL specialized company, and other subsidiaries.

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