Nihon Chouzai sells popular 'flat 550 yen OTC drugs' at Tanabe Pharmacy
Nihon Chouzai has started selling its private brand OTC drug series '5COINS PHARMA', priced mostly at 550 yen, at some Tanabe Pharmacy stores, expanding its reach to support self-medication.
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Nihon Chouzai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Kazunori Ogi), providing new value for pharmacies, announces the sequential launch of its private brand "5COINS PHARMA," which supports self-medication, at selected pharmacies operated by Tanabe Pharmacy Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Junichi Sato, hereinafter "Tanabe Pharmacy") *1.
## What is "5COINS PHARMA"?
It is a series of OTC (over-the-counter) medicines generally priced at a flat rate of 550 yen (tax included) *2. Developed under the belief that the price of OTC drugs is one of the challenges in promoting self-medication, we offer 39 items focused on quality and the amount of active ingredients. The sales of this series are progressing favorably at 170% year-on-year *3, and it has already been handled in about 1,000 stores across approximately 100 companies, including other dispensing pharmacies, electronics retail stores, and the online store "Amazon."
Recently, we have also started selling them at some pharmacy locations operated by Tanabe Pharmacy.
## Regarding Corporate Sales of Private Brand Products
We conduct external sales for retail companies for some of our private brand products, including "5COINS PHARMA." Please refer to the link below for an overview of business transactions.
https://www.nicho.co.jp/corporate/business/pharmacy/pb/#title_1_1
Through the sales and distribution of "5COINS PHARMA," Nihon Chouzai will continue to contribute to the further promotion of self-medication.
*1 Handled items vary by store
*2 Some products in the "5COINS PHARMA" series are priced at 1,100 yen including tax
## What is "5COINS PHARMA"?
It is a series of OTC (over-the-counter) medicines generally priced at a flat rate of 550 yen (tax included) *2. Developed under the belief that the price of OTC drugs is one of the challenges in promoting self-medication, we offer 39 items focused on quality and the amount of active ingredients. The sales of this series are progressing favorably at 170% year-on-year *3, and it has already been handled in about 1,000 stores across approximately 100 companies, including other dispensing pharmacies, electronics retail stores, and the online store "Amazon."
Recently, we have also started selling them at some pharmacy locations operated by Tanabe Pharmacy.
## Regarding Corporate Sales of Private Brand Products
We conduct external sales for retail companies for some of our private brand products, including "5COINS PHARMA." Please refer to the link below for an overview of business transactions.
https://www.nicho.co.jp/corporate/business/pharmacy/pb/#title_1_1
Through the sales and distribution of "5COINS PHARMA," Nihon Chouzai will continue to contribute to the further promotion of self-medication.
*1 Handled items vary by store
*2 Some products in the "5COINS PHARMA" series are priced at 1,100 yen including tax