SAWAI's Product Lines
Representative Sawai Value-added Innovations marketed in Japan
Drug usability is an important issue in Japan. At Sawai, we address a diverse range of patient needs using the following methods and devices to improve drug bitterness, shape, delivery and more.
Design of products
easily taken by patients
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Change of dosage form
Reformulation of large, hard-to-swallow capsules into tablets
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Smaller sized tablets
Resizing large, hard-to-swallow tablets into smaller tablets
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OD tablets
Development of Orally Disintegrating Tablets
Enhancements that facilitate prescription
and dispensing for healthcare providers
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Easy to split
Scored tablets easy to split
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Improved stability
Improved stability against humidity, temperature, light etc.
Improvements of safe medication practices based
on reducing medical errors
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Better containers
New, high-safety containers that protect against breakage
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Pre-filled syringes / Pre-mixed bags
Switch to ready-to-use medical products
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Clear displays
Clear descriptions of drug names, and effects included in packaging
Around 300 high-quality generic drugs with around 800 strengths
Various forms of medication
- Tablets
- Oral dispersing tablets
- Capsules
- Granule
- Injectables
- Tape
- Ophthalmic / nasal solution
- Syrup etc.
Covering all therapeutic areas
- Cardiovascular
- Gastro-intestinal
- Blood / body fluid
- Other metabolic
- Antibiotics
- Central nervous system
- Antiallergics
- Chemotherapeutics
- Vitamins
- Anti-cancer etc.