Otsuka Pharmaceutical
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (大塚製薬株式会社 Ōtsuka Seiyaku Kabushiki-gaisha) (TYO: 4578), abbreviated OPC, is a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Tokyo, Osaka and Naruto, Japan. The company was established August 10, 1964. As of 2012[update], OPC employed 40,000 people worldwide. The company focuses on pharmaceuticals related to nutrition (or "nutraceuticals"). The company is also known for the popular sports drink Pocari Sweat and the best-selling energy drink Oronamin C. Otsuka Pharmaceutical also developed Abilify (aripiprazole), an approved drug treatment for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, which they claim has a better side effect profile compared with other antipsychotic drug. As of 2007[update], annual sales of Abilify were ~US$2 billion a year.
OPC joined the Tokyo Stock Exchange through an initial public offering (IPO) on December 15, 2010, at which time OPC was Japan's No.2 drug maker by sales after industry leader Takeda Pharmaceutical Company.[1] The IPO debuted at US$2.4 billion, making it the largest for a pharmaceutical company up to that time.[1]
In early 2012, Otsuka announced it would focus its "future operations on CNS disorders and oncology".[2] This decision necessitated a revision in the terms of an agreement with UCB to end collaboration on immunology products while continuing collaboration in the CNS area.[3]
Products
- Abilify
- Pletal
- Mucosta
- Oronamin C
- Pocari Sweat
- Calorie Mate
- Soyjoy
- Nature Made vitamins and supplements
- Samsca
- Metromint Water
- Metroelectro Water
- Crystal Geyser Water
- Fibe Mini
- Tolvaptan
See also
- Tokushima Vortis, football club in Naruto formerly owned by Otsuka and still sponsored by Pocari Sweat.
External links
- (Japanese) Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- (English) Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- (English) Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. company profile
References
- ^ a b Fujita, Junko; Slodkowski, Antoni (December 16, 2010), in Nathan Layne, Otsuka up 5 pct in Tokyo debut after $2.4 bln IPO-UPDATE 1 (Reuters news), Forexyard, forexyard.com, retrieved January 15, 2012
- ^ Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and UCB Group (UCBJF.PK) End Cimzia Collaboration, to Focus on CNS Disorders Instead, BioSpace, January 13, 2012, retrieved January 15, 2012
- ^ UCB and Otsuka to focus collaboration on CNS disorders, Zenopa, January 13, 2012, zenopa.com, retrieved January 15, 2012
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