- CEO
- Naoyuki Mochida
- Full Time Employees
- 1,479
- Sector
- Health technology
- Industry
- Pharmaceuticals: major
- Address
- 7, Yotsuya 1-chome Tokyo TY Japan 160-8515
- IPO Date
- May 13, 1963
- Business
- Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (4534.T) engages in the research, development, manufacturing, marketing, import and export of pharmaceuticals primarily targeting cardiovascular diseases, obstetrics and gynecology, dermatology, psychiatry, gastroenterology, emergency medicine and other therapeutic areas; key products include LIALDA Tablets for ulcerative colitis, Epadel for hyperlipidemia, TREPROST Inhalation Solution for pulmonary arterial hypertension, QUVIVIQ for insomnia, GOOFICE for chronic constipation, MOVICOL for chronic constipation, Dinagest for dysmenorrhea and endometriosis, biosimilars such as etanercept, adalimumab and teriparatide, and healthcare products like cosmetics and medical equipment. The company operates nationwide in Japan through its head office and branches in Tokyo, branch offices across major cities including Sapporo, Sendai, Nagoya, Osaka, Hiroshima and Fukuoka, manufacturing sites in Gotemba and Fujieda, and distribution centers in Saitama and Osaka, with international expansion into markets such as Vietnam, South Korea, China and the United States. Founded in 1913 and headquartered at 7 Yotsuya 1-chome, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Mochida maintains a consolidated workforce of 1,508 employees and focuses on innovative research under its corporate creed of "Foresighted, Innovative Research." Recent developments include the September 2025 subscription to a third-party allotment and acquisition of a 20% stake in And Pharma Co., Ltd. for ¥16.2 billion alongside ITOCHU Corporation, making it an equity-method affiliate to leverage R&D and supply chain capabilities; the August 2025 national health insurance drug price listing and launch of LIALDA Tablets 600mg with pediatric indications following partial change approval in June 2025; approval of Epadel in Vietnam in June 2025 and sales partnership in South Korea in December 2024; distribution rights agreement for TYVASO DPI in Japan in October 2024; manufacturing and marketing approval for QUVIVIQ in September 2024; additional indication approval for TREPROST in September 2024; U.S. 510(k) clearance for nerve regeneration material ReFeel in July 2024; and application for tocilizumab biosimilar approval in Japan in March 2025.