Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co.
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Native name
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大塚製薬株式会社 |
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Romanized name
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Ōtsuka Seiyaku Kabushiki-gaisha |
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| Traded as | : TOPIX 100 Component |
| Founded | 1964 |
| Headquarters | Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan |
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Number of employees
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25,330 (2013) |
| Website | otsuka.com |
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (大塚製薬株式会社 Ōtsuka Seiyaku Kabushiki-gaisha?) (: ), 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 drugs. As of 2013[update], annual sales of Abilify were over ~US$8,000,000,000 a year, making it the highest grossing drug worldwide as of late 2013.
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