, abbrev. 'OPC', is a
pharmaceutical company headquartered in
Tokyo,
Osaka and
Naruto,
Japan. The company was established
August 10,
1964, and currently has approximately 27,000 employees 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 discovered Abilify (aripiprazole), an approved drug treatment for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, which has a very safe side-effect profile compared with other antipsychotic drugs. The annual sales of this drug are ~$2 billion/yr, as of 2007.
External links
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Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
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Otsuka Pharmaceutical Group
Reference
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Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. company profile
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