History of the Alfresa Group
2003
| Sep. 29 | AZWELL Inc. (Osaka Prefecture) and Fukujin Co., Ltd. (Tokyo) establish Alfresa Holdings Corporation (Tokyo) through stock transfer. |
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2004
| Apr. 1 | Odashima Limited (Iwate Prefecture) and DAIWA Pharmaceutical Wholesalers Co., Ltd. (Ehime Prefecture) become subsidiaries of Fukujin Co., Ltd. |
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| Jul. 1 | Taishodo Co., Ltd. (Saitama Prefecture) becomes a wholly owned subsidiary through a stock exchange. |
| Oct. 1 | Reorganization of Fukujin Co., Ltd., AZWELL Inc., and Taishodo Co., Ltd. by business field into the wholesale company Alfresa Corporation (Tokyo) and the manufacturing company, Alfresa Pharma Corporation (Osaka Prefecture) through corporate separation. |
| Dec. 1 | The Company establishes Alfresa Pip-Tokyo Corporation (Tokyo), which is engaged in the SPD business, jointly with PIP-Tokyo Co., Ltd. (Tokyo) |
2005
| Feb. 1 | Alfresa Corporation takes over part of the business from Matsuda Medical Co., Ltd. (Kochi Prefecture) |
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| Feb. 14 | Alfresa Corporation makes NIKKEN SANGYO CO., LTD. (Gifu Prefecture) a subsidiary. |
| Apr. 1 | OKAUCHI KANKODO, Ltd. (Kagawa Prefecture), Kowa Yakuhin Co., Ltd. (Tokushima Prefecture), and DAIWA Pharmaceutical Wholesalers Co., Ltd. become wholly owned subsidiaries through a stock exchange. NIKKEN SANGYO CO., LTD. changes its corporate name to Alfresa Nikken Sangyo Corporation. |
| Oct. 1 | SEIWA SANGYO CO., LTD. (Hiroshima Prefecture) becomes a wholly owned subsidiary through a stock exchange. OKAUCHI KANKODO, Ltd., Kowa Yakuhin Co., Ltd. and DAIWA Pharmaceutical Wholesalers Co., Ltd. are merged into Shikoku Alfresa Corporation. (Kagawa Prefecture) |
2006
| Apr. 1 | Meisho Co., Ltd. (Ishikawa Prefecture) becomes a wholly owned subsidiary through a stock exchange. |
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2007
| Mar. 30 | Odashima Limited becomes a wholly owned subsidiary through a stock exchange. |
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| Oct. 1 | CS YAKUHIN CO., LTD. (Aichi Prefecture) becomes a wholly owned subsidiary through a stock exchange. RYUYAKU CO., LTD. (Okinawa Prefecture) becomes a wholly owned subsidiary through a stock exchange. |
| Oct. 25 | The Company establishes Alfresa System Corporation (Tokyo), which is engaged in the operation, maintenance and development of information system for the Alfresa Group, jointly with Hitachi, Ltd. (Tokyo) |
2008
| Mar. 27 | Apollo Medical Holdings Inc. (Tokyo) becomes a subsidiary. |
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| Sep. 24 | The Company enters into a business cooperation agreement with MEDICAL SYSTEM NETWORK Co., Ltd. (Hokkaido) in the fields of dispensing pharmacy and ethical pharmaceuticals distribution. |
2009
| Apr. 1 | Alfresa Pip-Tokyo Corporation changes its corporate name to Alfresa Medical Service Corporation. |
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2010
| Jan. 8 | Ando Co., Ltd. (Gunma Prefecture) becomes a wholly owned subsidiary through a stock exchange. Alfresa Nikken Sangyo Corporation becomes a wholly owned subsidiary through a stock exchange. |
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| Feb. 1 | CS YAKUHIN CO., LTD. takes over part of the over-the-counter drugs wholesaling business from TOMITA Healthcare Co., Ltd. (Kumamoto Prefecture) |
| Mar. 26 | The Company enters into a business cooperation agreement with ARATA CORPORATION (Chiba Prefecture), NIPPON ACCESS, INC. (Tokyo), CS YAKUHIN CO., LTD. and TAMPEI NAKATA CO., LTD. (Osaka Prefecture) with regard to operations in areas such as marketing, distribution, and business development related to the wholesaling of foods, daily necessities, over-the-counter drugs and other products. |
| Oct. 1 | TAMPEI NAKATA CO., LTD. (Tokyo) becomes a wholly owned subsidiary through a stock exchange. |
2011
| Mar. 10 | The Company concludes a basic agreement regarding comprehensive business cooperation with Liaoning Chengda Co., Ltd. (Dalian, Liaoning, China) and ITOCHU Corporation. (Osaka Prefecture) |
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| Oct. 1 | The self-medication products wholesaling business of CS YAKUHIN CO., LTD. is integrated with TAMPEI NAKATA CO., LTD., and TAMPEI NAKATA CO., LTD. changes its corporate name to Alfresa Healthcare Corporation. (Tokyo) Alfresa Corporation merges with Ando Co., Ltd. |
| Nov. 1 | Alfresa Healthcare Corporation takes over the mass-merchandising division of the over-the-counter drugs wholesaling business from Moroo Co., Ltd. (Hokkaido) |
2012
| Oct. 1 | Tokiwa Yakuhin Co., Ltd. (Yamaguchi Prefecture) becomes a wholly owned subsidiary through a stock exchange. Kowa Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (Fukushima Prefecture) becomes a wholly owned subsidiary through a stock exchange. The self-medication products wholesaling business of RYUYAKU CO., LTD. is transferred to Alfresa Healthcare Corporation. |
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2013
| Jun. 12 | Alfresa Corporation establishes Specialty Medical Distribution Corporation, which is engaged in the distribution of specialty drugs, etc. |
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| Nov. 1 | The Company establishes Alfresa Codupha Healthcare Vietnam Co., Ltd. (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam), which is engaged in import and sale of healthcare-related products, focusing on medical devices and materials, jointly with Codupha. (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) |
2014
| Apr. 1 | Shinohara Chemicals Co., Ltd. (Kochi Prefecture) becomes a wholly owned subsidiary through a stock exchange. |
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| Jul. 1 | Shinohara Chemicals Co., Ltd. changes its corporate name to Alfresa Shinohara Chemicals Corporation. |
| Oct. 1 | Mogi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Tokyo) becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Alfresa Healthcare Corporation. The diagnostic reagents wholesaling business of Shikoku Alfresa Corporation is transferred to Alfresa Shinohara Chemicals Corporation. |
2015
| Mar. 26 | Nihon Apoch CO., LTD. (Saitama Prefecture) becomes a subsidiary. |
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| Apr. 1 | SEIWA SANGYO CO., LTD. and Tokiwa Yakuhin Co., Ltd. are merged into TS Alfresa Corporation. (Hiroshima Prefecture) Alfresa Pharma Corporation takes over the Akita Plant of Daiichi Sankyo Propharma Co., Ltd., and begins operation as Alfresa Fine Chemical Corporation. (Akita Prefecture) |
2016
| Apr. 1 | Alfresa Corporation merges with Alfresa Nikken Sangyo Corporation. The pharmaceutical manufacturing and sales business of Sannova Co., Ltd. (Gunma Prefecture), which was a consolidated subsidiary of Eisai Co., Ltd., is taken over and begins its operations as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Alfresa Corporation partially transfers stocks of Specialty Medical Distribution Corporation to TOMITA Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Kumamoto Prefecture) and Moroo Co., Ltd. |
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| Oct. 1 | Alfresa Corporation merges with CS YAKUHIN CO., LTD. |
2018
| Oct. 1 | Kowa Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. and Odashima Limited are merged into Tohoku Alfresa Corporation. (Fukushima Prefecture) |
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2020
| Jun. | Apollo Medical Holdings Inc. becomes a wholly owned subsidiary through additional stock acquisition by the Company |
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2021
| Apr. 1 | Alfresa Healthcare Corporation merges with Mogi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Apollo Medical Holdings Inc., Nihon Apoch CO., LTD., and Chunichi Pharmacy Corporation (Aichi Prefecture, non-consolidated subsidiary) are merged into APOCREAT Corporation. (Tokyo) |
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2022
| Apr. 21 | Alfresa Corporation (Tokyo) established Cell Resources Corporation (Tokyo) as a subsidiary seeking to contribute to the stable supply of regenerative medicine products. |
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| Jul. 20 | The Company established GEKKA WORKS Co., Ltd. (Tokyo) to promote medical cooperation on a regional basis. |
2023
| Feb. 28 | The Company acquired all shares of Miyazaki Onsendo Shoten Co., Ltd. (Nagasaki Prefecture), making it a wholly owned subsidiary. |
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| Apr. 1 | Alfresa Pharma Corporation merges with Sannova Co., Ltd.
The Company consolidated A･L Plus Co., LTD. (Tokyo) |
2024
| Apr. 1 | The Company consolidated Specialty Medical Distribution Corporation (Tokyo) |
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