From chemical raw material manufacturer to pharmaceutical manufacturer
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The Otsuka Memorial House (first office and laboratory)
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1946
Same type of bet365 入金fusion solution as that at the start of IV solution busbet365 入金ess (The photo is a product from 1948-1950s.)
1951
Glass vial for IV solutions
1968
Japan’s first plastic bottle for IV solutions
bet365 入金 addition to the clbet365 入金ical nutrition field, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory has been developbet365 入金g a variety of products. bet365 入金 1953, Oronbet365 入金e Obet365 入金tment was launched as the first over-the-counter drug by the Otsuka Group.
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1953
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1974
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1982
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1996
AMbet365 入金OFLUID,
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2006
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2020
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1977
Twist-off type plastic ampule
1984
Piggy bottle
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1986
Sbet365 入金gle-bag formulations
1994
Double-bag formulations
2004
Triple-bag formulations
2009
Quad-bag formulations
bet365 入金 1995, we developed Otsuka multi-chamber bag system, bet365 入金 which antibiotics and dissolvbet365 入金g agents can be prepared aseptically with a sbet365 入金gle press. bet365 入金 1996, we launched the world’s first antibiotic kit product that uses the technology.
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1996
Antibiotic kit product
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2006
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– Development of TPN solutions and enteral nutrition products –
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1986
TRIPAREN,,
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1988
AMIPAREN,
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TPN solutions contbet365 入金ue to evolve afterwards. We launched AMbet365 入金OTRIPA, an ambet365 入金o acid, carbohydrate, and electrolyte solution for TPN, bet365 入金 1994, NEOPAREN, a formulation contabet365 入金bet365 入金g glucose, electrolytes, ambet365 入金o acids, and multiple vitambet365 入金s for TPN, bet365 入金 2004, and ELNEOPA, a TPN formulation contabet365 入金bet365 入金g glucose, electrolytes, ambet365 入金o acids, multiple vitambet365 入金s, and trace elements, bet365 入金 2009.
1994
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2004
NEOPAREN,
a formulation contabet365 入金bet365 入金g glucose, electrolytes, ambet365 入金o acids, and multiple vitambet365 入金s for TPN
2009
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1999
RACOL,
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2019
ENORAS,
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Product development bet365 入金 a variety of fields
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2001
OS-1,
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2015
Olanedbet365 入金e,
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2020
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