Daiichi Sankyo Company Stock

Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited engages in the research, development, manufacture, import, sale, and marketing of pharmaceutical products. The company operates in Japan, North America, Europe, and India.

The company’s products primarily include Olmesartan, an antihypertensive agent, which is marketed as Olmetec in Japan and Europe, as Benicar in the Unites States, and as Olvance in India; Levofloxacin, a synthetic antibacterial agent that is marketed as Cravit in Japan and other Asian countries; and Pravastatin, an antihyperlipidemic agent, which is marketed as Mevalotin in Japan, and other Asian and European countries.

The company offers Calblock and Artist, which are antihypertensive products; Loxonin, an anti-inflammatory analgesic; Omnipaque, a contrast agent; Kremezin for the treatment of chronic renal failure; Urief for treating dysuria; and Sunrythm, an antiarrhythmic agent. It also offers Venofer for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia; and WelChol, an antihyperlipidemic agent for the treatment of diabetes.

The company’s product candidates under clinical development pipeline focusing on the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, malignant neoplasm, glucose metabolic disorders, infectious diseases, immunological allergic diseases, and bone/joint diseases. The company manufactures and sells OTC drugs, cosmetics, medical equipments, food and beverage products, and agrochemicals and chemicals; manufacture of active pharmaceutical ingredients and intermediates, veterinary medicines, and raw materials for pharmaceuticals; and provision of agency services.

History

Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited was founded in 1899.