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Teikoku Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

帝國製薬株式会社
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Country
Japan
Employees (consolidated)
953
Related companies
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Basic information

BASIC
Head office
567 Sanbonmatsu, Higashikagawa City, Kagawa Prefecture, 769-2695, Japan
Chief executive
Mitsuko Fujioka
Capital
100,000,000
Employees (non-consolidated)
953 people
Employees (consolidated)
953 people
Start date
1918-05-23
End date
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Websites

1 DOMAINS
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Business

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Pouch agentTape agentKampo formulationOther pharmaceuticalsOver-the-counter drugsCosmetics
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Related companies

12 COMPANIES
Company name Group Parent Subsidiary Customer Supplier Alliance Bank Shareholder
Teikoku Pharma USA, Inc.
テイコクファルマケア株式会社
Teikoku Medics Co., Ltd.
Daipon Pharmaceutical Industries Co., Ltd.
Ota Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
帝國漢方製薬株式会社
Fuso Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.
Fuso Teiyaku (Qingdao) Co., Ltd.
Toyobo Co., Ltd.
Seren Pharma Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Fusang Refining and Processing Co., Ltd.
香川県製薬株式会社
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Network

NETWORK
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History

54 EVENTS

The fifth-generation head, Akazawa Shozo, inherits a pharmaceutical trading stock and opens a business. Certificate of the 'pharmaceutical stock'.Sources

Akazawa Chutaro obtains a license to open a pharmacy.Sources

Obtains permission to sell 'Jousosan' (the beginning of our pesticide).Sources

Establishes 'Teikoku Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.' with a capital of 1 million yen. Company flag at the time of founding.Sources

Launches the yellow phosphorus pesticide 'Yakune'. Signboard of 'Yakune'.Sources

Launches 'Holkys®', the origin of the pouch agent.Sources

Merges 212 companies under Kagawa Prefecture and establishes 'Kagawa Prefecture Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.' as a controlling company, with Akazawa Chutaro as the first president.Sources

Establishes Osaka factory in Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka City (now Yodogawa-ku).Sources

Separates Osaka factory. Osaka factory is newly established as 'Fusō Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.' with Akazawa Shozo as president.Sources

Obtains medical practitioner approval for the pouch agent, becoming the company's main product.Sources

Completion of the first phase of the new pouch agent factory (old Factory 1) in 1978. Factory interior around 1975.Sources

Completion of a 9-story formulation development research institute (now management building) on the headquarters site.Sources

Establishes 'Teikoku Kampo Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.' and completes its Hakata factory in Shirotori Town, Kagawa Prefecture (now Higashikagawa City Minato).Sources

Acquires shares of Ota Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and participates in management.Sources

Approval obtained and manufacturing commenced for Japan's first medical indometacin patch, 'KATRELP®'. A new 5-story factory covering 6,451 square meters (now the second factory) was completed on the company premises.Sources

Delivery center completed in Shirotori Town, Kagawa Prefecture (now Minato, Higashikagawa City). Shirotori Distribution Center.Sources

Established a donated lecture at Kagawa Medical University (now Kagawa University School of Medicine) titled 'Pharmacological Bioinformatics'.Sources

Separated the sales division and established 'Teikoku Medics Co., Ltd.'.Sources

Fourth factory (tape and ointment factory) completed. The Ikeda factory specializing in antiseptic agents began operation in Ikeda Town, Tokushima Prefecture (now Miyoshi City) (transferred to Ikeda Yakuso Co., Ltd. in 2014). Approval obtained and manufacturing commenced for the medical ferbinaq patch, 'CELTACH®'.Sources

Tokushima Factory (Teikoku Kampo Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) operationalSources

Separated the OTC (over-the-counter) division and established 'Teikoku Pharma Care Co., Ltd.' Joined the Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association.Sources

Acquired the site of the former Toyo Bouseki Co., Ltd. Mihomomatsu factory adjacent to the headquarters. Established the U.S. subsidiary 'Teikoku Pharma USA, Inc.'. Acquired land next to the Tokushima factory and commenced operation of the Tosei factory specializing in cosmetics and related products.Sources

Celebrated the 150th anniversary of founding and the 80th anniversary of company establishment. Published '150-Year History of Founding'. Issued a 150th-anniversary commemorative mark.Sources

In the United States, the new drug approval and sales launch of the postherpetic neuralgia treatment patch 'Lidoderm®'.Sources

Approval and sales launch of the psoriasis treatment ointment 'DOBONEX® Ointment' (transferred to Leo Pharma Co., Ltd. in 2014). Completed and commenced operation of the 8th factory on the Toyo Bouseki site. 8th factory.Sources

Obtained approval and commenced manufacturing of morphine sulfate sustained-release capsules. 7th factory operational.Sources

Established the joint venture company 'Fusō Teiyaku (Qingdao) Co., Ltd.' among Teikoku Pharmaceutical, Fusō Chemical Industry, and Qingdao Fusō Refining and Processing Co., Ltd. Completed the new drug research building.Sources

Completed the new headquarters and factory of Teikoku Pharma USA, Inc. New headquarters of Teikoku Pharma USA, Inc.Sources

Released Japan's first over-the-counter ketoprofen patch 'Omniid® Ketoprofen Patch' from Teikoku Pharma Care Co., Ltd. The Tokyo office relocated to its own building in Nihonbashi Motomachi. Completed a new drug research building on the Mihomomatsu factory site.Sources

New drug research building.Sources

Completed the Historical Museum, Akazawa Seiko Hall, and the guest house 'Twin Island'.Sources

Celebrated the 160th anniversary of founding and the 90th anniversary of company establishment.Sources

Sold Teikoku Medics Co., Ltd.Sources

Completed a new warehouse adjacent to the Tokushima warehouse.Sources

Obtained approval for the medical ferbinaq tape 'CELTACH® Tape 70' and commenced sales the following year.Sources

Approval obtained and sales commenced for the medical indometacin tape formulations 'KATRELP® Tape 70mg' and 'KATRELP® Tape 35mg'.Sources

Capital amount reduced to 100 million yen.Sources

Approval obtained for methadone hydrochloride tablets; sales commenced the following year.Sources

Approval obtained and sales commenced for the jointly developed fentanyl citrate buccal tablets with Daipon Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.Sources

Approval obtained for oxycodone hydrochloride extended-release capsules; sales commenced the following year.Sources

The company's own pharmaceutical sales department was established; sales activities commenced after acquiring the sales rights for KATRELP, INTAVAN, and DRENIZON from Dai Nippon Sumitomo Pharma.Sources

Completion of Factory 9 (tape formulation factory).Sources

Tokyo office relocated to the Ogura Building in Kojimachi, Nihonbashi.Sources

Established the East Japan Logistics Center in Kuki City, Saitama Prefecture.Sources

Received the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette.Sources

Approval obtained and sales commenced for 'RUPAFIN® Tablet 10mg'.Sources

Completion of Factory 10 (ointment and cream manufacturing).Sources

Celebrated 170th anniversary of founding and 100th anniversary of company establishment.Sources

Made Selen Pharma Co., Ltd. a subsidiary.Sources

Established the West Japan Logistics Center in Osaka City.Sources

Selected for the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's 'Top 100 Global Niche Companies 2020' list.Sources

Certified as 'Euroboshi' under the Act on Promotion of Women's Participation in the Workplace.Sources

Approval obtained for Japan's first transdermal rivastigmine formulation 'ALIDONE® Patch 27.5mg / ALIDONE® Patch 55mg'; sales commenced the following year.Sources

Certified as 'Kurumin' under the Next-Generation Talent Development Support Promotion Act.Sources

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News

2 ARTICLES

Website Reopening AnnouncementSources

The website, which had been temporarily suspended for system maintenance, has resumed operations following the completion of security measures and various checks. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and trouble caused by the prolonged suspension.

Stable Supply Information Published (April 10, 2026)Sources

Teikoku Seiyaku Co., Ltd. published information on the stable supply of prescription medicines. Forms 1–4, updated on April 10, provide details on its stable supply framework, contingency capacity, and supply plans and performance.

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Public records

GOV
National Tax Agency basic information3470001011426
Source: National Tax Agency Corporate Number Publication Site, basic three itemsSources
Trade name
帝國製薬株式会社
Trade name (kana)
テイコクセイヤク
Name in English
Corporation type
301
Address
〒769-2601 香川県東かがわ市三本松567番地
Postal code
7692601
Prefecture code
37
City code
207
Address outside Japan
Prefecture in English
City in English
Address outside Japan in English
Corporate number assignment date
2015-10-05
Update date
2018-04-03
Change date
2015-10-05
Registry closure date
Reason for registry closure
Successor corporate number
Details of the change
Latest record
1
Excluded from search
0
Processing type
01
Correction type
1
Trade name image ID
Address image ID
Sequence number
5049854
METI gBizINFO3470001011426
Source: gBizINFO (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)Sources
Corporate number
3470001011426
Trade name
帝國製薬株式会社
Trade name (kana)
テイコクセイヤク
Trade name (alphabet)
Registry closure date
Reason for registry closure
Registered address
香川県東かがわ市三本松567番地
Postal code
7692601
Prefecture
香川県
Prefecture code
37
City or district
東かがわ市
City code
207
Street address
三本松567番地
Organisation type
301
Processing type
01
Correction type
1
Status
Representative
Capital
Employees
953
Employees (male)
Employees (female)
Business summary
医薬品、医薬部外品、化粧品などの製造販売
Website URL
Year founded
Business category
E:製造業
Date established
Unified government qualification - grade
Unified government qualification - business items
Update date
2018-04-03
Key information
3470001011426
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