Japan Chouzai Co., Ltd.
Nippon Choyaku’s OTC drug series “5COINS PHARMA” now on sale at 35 Bic Camera and Kojima stores
Nippon Chouzai Co., Ltd. News Release
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Nippon Chouzai Co., Ltd. (Head office location: Marunouchi,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Naoto Kasai; hereinafter referred to as “Nippon Chouzai”), which operates dispensing pharmacies in 47 prefectures nationwide, is a subsidiary of Bic Camera Group’s Bic Camera Co., Ltd. (Head office location: Tokyo). At a total of 35 stores in Toshima Ward, Miyako, President and CEO: Toru Akiu (hereinafter referred to as “Bic Camera”) and Kojima Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture, Representative Director and President and Executive Officer: Yuji Nakazawa, hereinafter referred to as “Kojima”) We will be selling Nippon Chozai’s OTC drug private brand “5COINS PHARMA” from July 16, 2024. “5COINS PHARMA”, the industry’s first *1 uniform price OTC drug brand, started developing the brand based on the idea that the price of OTC drugs is an issue when promoting self-medication. With a focus on quality and active ingredient content, we have realized an affordable price of 550 yen including tax *2, and we have 23 items *3 that can be easily used as regular medicines in the event of a disaster or when suddenly feeling unwell. Masu.
We will now start selling at a total of 35 stores, including all 26 Bic Camera stores and 9 Kojima stores nationwide that sell
pharmaceutical products.
Please check below for a list of stores that sell Bic Camera and Kojima. https://www.nicho.co.jp/files/1956
*1 According to our research (conducted in May 2022).
(Surveyed as “uniform price brand for over-the-counter drugs”) *2 Some products in the “5COINS PHARMA” series are priced at 1,100 yen including tax.
*3 As of July 16, 2024
Please check the page below for the transaction flow and overview for pharmacies and retailers.
https://www.nicho.co.jp/corporate/business/pharmacy/pb/#title_1_1 At Nippon Choyu, we will contribute to the further promotion of self-medication through the sale and distribution of “5COINS PHARMA.” ■Materiality of the Nippon Chouzai Group to which this initiative applies
[Image: https://prtimes.jp/i/13551/319/resize/d13551-319-c159f7ef5c3aa7beb31f-0.jpg&s3=13551-319-5659b242f712e7d631f735ee3471347f-1595×524.jpg] The Nippon Chouzai Group aims to build a fair and transparent management foundation, and has identified materiality in order to address social issues in the medical and healthcare fields through our business activities. Click here to learn about Nippon Chouzai Group’s sustainability initiatives.
https://www.nicho.co.jp/corporate/sustainability/
[About Nicho Chouzou Group] https://www.nicho.co.jp/brand/
Based on our unwavering mission to help everyone live their lives, the Nippon Chouzai Group operates a pharmaceutical manufacturing and sales business, a medical worker dispatch/introduction business, and an information provision/consulting business, centered on the dispensing pharmacy business. , a healthcare group with diverse medical professionals. We will pursue sustainability by solving social issues through a medical-centered business approach and contribute to the “lifestyle” of everyone.
[About Nicho Chouzai Co., Ltd.] https://www.nicho.co.jp/
Since our founding in 1980, we have consistently pursued the “separation of pharmaceutical duties” and actively expanded the development of dispensing pharmacies in order to fulfill the functions and roles that a dispensing pharmacy should play in supporting the national health insurance system. Currently, we have established dispensing pharmacies in all prefectures and employ approximately 4,000 pharmacists, earning us a reputation as one of Japan’s leading dispensing pharmacy companies. Furthermore, in addition to efforts to popularize generic drugs and provide home medical care, we have been proactively investing in ICT from an early stage, and will continue to provide high-quality and innovative medical services needed in a super-aging society.
[Contact information regarding this news release]
Nippon Chouzai Co., Ltd. Public Relations Department Public Relations Officer TEL: 03-6810-0826 FAX: 03-3201-1510
E-mail: pr-info@nicho.co.jp
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