SK Chemicals eying sales of 20 billion won with new drug

SK Chemicals on Tuesday launched Promac (polaprezinc), a new drug for the treatment of acute and chronic gastritis, in a bid to raise 20 billion won in domestic sales in the first year of launching, the company said.

Developed by Zeria Pharmaceutical Co. in Japan, polaprezinc is a zinc-L-carnosine complex, and an antiulcer agent that protects the mucosa. It has been reported to adhere select...