Rohto Pharmaceutical Co.
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| Type | kabushiki gaisha (TYO: 4527, Osaka SE: 4527) |
|---|---|
| Founded | Higashinari-ku, Osaka, Japan (September 15, 1949, to reorganize "Shintendo, Yasutami Yamada pharmaceutical Company") |
| Founder(s) | Yasutami Yamada |
| Headquarters | 8-1 Tatsumi-nishi Itchōme, Ikuno-ku, Osaka-shi, Japan |
| Key people | Kunio Yamada (chair and CEO, great-grandson of the
founder) Toshiaki Yoshino (president and COO) |
| Industry | pharmaceutical industry |
Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (ロート製薬株式会社 Rōto Seiyaku Kabushiki-gaisha) is a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Tatsumi-nishi, Ikuno-ku, Osaka, Japan. Yasutami Yamada (山田 安民) founded "Shintendo, Yasutami Yamada Pharmaceutical Company (信天堂山田安民薬房)", the predesessor of Rohto, in Shimizucho, Higashi-ku (present: Shinsaibashi, Chuo-ku), Osaka on February 22, 1899.
Yamada sold "Rohto Eyedrops" in 1909. "Rohto" was named after August von Rothmund, a German ophthalmologist, who was a professor of Toyotaro Inoue (井上 豊太郎), a Japanese ophthalmologist.
Rohto is also the owner of American-based company Mentholatum, the makers of Softlips lip-care products and WellPatch heat rub products.
Media
Rohto is the first-half sponsor of "SMAP×SMAP" (produced by Kansai TV and Fuji TV). The opening movie can be seen when "SMAP×SMAP" starts.
Products
- Rohto Hydra
- Rohto Zi
- Rohto V
- Rohto V Cool
- Rohto V Ice
- Rohto V Arctic
- Rohto Zi:Contact (Japan only)
- Rohto Zi:0 (Japan only)
- Rohto Zi:Free (Japan only)
- Rohto Lycee (Japan only)
- Rohto Lycee:Contact (Japan only)
- Rohto V EX
- Rohto V Plus
- Flex Powor
- Pansiron
- Dristan
- Obagi, etc.
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