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Fighting Deep-vein Thrombosis among Travelers
Replenishment of liquids is important in preventing deep-vein thrombosis, a condition that threatens travelers on long-haul flights. In collaboration with a commercial airline, OPC chartered a flight to perform comparative experiments to check the differences in fluid absorption for different type of beverages. The results of these experiments were published in the February 20, 2002 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). OPC provides information on ways to reduce the risk of deep-vein thrombosis among travelers and has produced a booklet explaining the loss of body fluids on long-haul flights and the use of ion drinks to maintain a healthy fluid balance in-flight.
For Children
To encourage children to take an interest in their bodies and in health and nutrition, OPC began publishing the "OTSUKA Health Comic Library" series. Initially published in 1989, these books are donated to junior high schools and public libraries around the country, and to Japanese schools around the world. By 2004, the 16th year of this program, a cumulative total of approximately 1.2 million copies of the series had been published.
Back to topSports Development
OPC is committed to preserving the sporting spirit and to contributing to the healthy development of sports. Convinced that competition in the spirit of fairness is the key to the development of sport, OPC supports the work of the Japan Anti-Doping Agency (JADA) in the fight against the use of illicit drugs to improve performance.
Natural Environment and Local Community
Biotope Lake
Our Tokushima Itano Factory was established in 1999 in the Asan Industrial Park at the foot of the forest-clad Asan mountain range of eastern Shikoku. The area around the plant has been landscaped in keeping with the natural surroundings, with broad-leaf trees and expansive lawns and a clear-running stream feeding a biotope pond. The pond re-uses cooling waters from the plant and is home to lively fish of several species.
Every year the Tokushima Itano Factory also participates in an "Adopt Program" as part of its efforts to improve the environment. This program was inaugurated in 2000 in support of the volunteer group Green Itano 21's Campaign to Beautify the Town of Itano and Its Environs. Four times a year, employees spend their lunch breaks weeding and cleaning the roads within the precincts of the Asan Industrial Park.
Factory Park
Our Tokushima Wajiki Factory was built in 1989 in a factory park designed to harmonize with nature. Surrounded by greenery, the park's outdoor stage and expansive plaza are open to the public as part of our efforts to integrate our facilities into the local community and the natural environment.
In collaboration with the Wajiki Junior Chamber of Commerce, an annual rock concert entitled "Exciting Summer in Wajiki" is held on the outdoor stage at the factory park. Popular rock artists are invited and many people from near and far come to enjoy the music in natural surroundings. The first of these concerts, organized in partnership with local businesses, took place in 1990 and the 16th was held in 2004.
Support Activities
Establishment of Welfare Clinic in Pakistan
In June 2003, OPC and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Group operations in Asia cooperated to set up the Otsuka Welfare Clinic in Peshawar, the capital city of Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province, to provide health care to refugees from Afghanistan. The clinic is staffed by four doctors, as well as a pharmacist and nurses, who offer treatment to patients free of charge. Since opening, it has cared for an average of 300 patients a day, mainly women and children, dealing predominantly with pulmonary, gynecological and gastro-intestinal problems.
Material and Medical Assistance after the Earthquake in Southeastern Iran
After the southeast of Iran was hit by a large and devastating earthquake in December 2000, Egypt Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. S.A.E. provided 120,000 intravenous drips through the Egyptian Health Ministry to help with the care of survivors.
Assistance after Niigata-Chuetsu Earthquake
After the earthquake in the Niigata-Chuetsu region of Japan in October 2004, OPC sent a variety of nutritional and pharmaceutical products to the devastated area and to places sheltering evacuees.
Assistance after the Sumatra Earthquake and Indian Ocean Tsunami
After the earthquake that hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra and the subsequent tsunami that devastated countries around the Indian Ocean, OPC and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Group Companies cooperated in responding to calls from Indonesian government departments and the Red Cross in Thailand by sending intravenous solutions, ion drinks and other supplies to Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and other affected countries.
Assistance after Hurricane Katrina
OPC cooperated with Otsuka Pharmaceutical Group Companies operating in the United States to provide assistance to areas of the South hit by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. We donated matching gifts, mineral water and other emergency supplies through the American Pharmaceutical Association, the US Red Cross, and other organizations.