Korea Pugang Corporation (Korean: 조선부강회사) is a North Korean holding company founded in 1979. Pugang Pharmaceutic Company (Korean: 부강제약회사; 富强製藥會社) is a pharmaceutical company founded in 1983. It is operated by North Korea's Ministry of Public Health. Although the company had its assets frozen as a result of U.S. sanctions, its products are sold internationally by Lekar Korea, a distributor based in Russia.
Krasnodar company "Gradient" imports to Russia the injectable dietary supplement "Kumdan-2", produced by North Korean Pugang Pharmaceutical Corporation, according to data from the Federal Accreditation Service. The DPRK authorities advertise this product as a universal cure for all diseases - MERS, SARS and even HIV/AIDS.