Tanabe Pharma
Headquarters in Osaka | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Pharmaceuticals |
| Predecessor | Neuroderm |
| Founded | 1678 |
| Fate | Tanabe Seiyaku Co., Ltd. merged with Mitsubishi Pharma to form Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma |
| Headquarters | Doshomachi, Osaka, Japan |
| Parent | Bain Capital |
Tanabe Pharma Corporation (田辺ファーマ株式会社, Tanabe Fāma Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese pharmaceuticals company from Osaka, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation. Mitsubishi Pharma Corporation (三菱ウェルファーマ株式会社, Mitsubishi Werufāma Kabushiki-gaisha) was formed in 2001 from the merger of Mitsubishi-Tokyo Pharmaceuticals and Welfide Corporation. On October 1, 2007, Tanabe Seiyaku Co., Ltd. merged with Mitsubishi Pharma to form Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma.
The company name until November 30, 2025 was Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation (田辺三菱製薬株式会社, Tanabe Mitsubishi Seiyaku Kabushiki-gaisha).
Originally founded in 1678, Mitsubishi Tanabe considers itself as one of the oldest pharmaceutical companies in the world. Tanabe Pharma was a member of the Mitsubishi Chemical Group keiretsu.