4 largest pharmaceutical firms witness 418 percent increase in sales during decade

Korea’s ‘Big Four’ drug makers, such as Dong-A, Daewoong, Green Cross and Yuhan, have seen a whopping sales increase of 418 percent over the past 10 years, according to a report compiled by Yakup.com, a pharmaceutical information company.

The report showed that Green Cross posted 698.8 billion won in sales last year, a 1,637 percent rise from 42.6 billion won in 1999. Its revenue increased a...