Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Tokyo, Japan; President: Tatsuo Higuchi) will launchOATHAS, a program to train Healthy Ageing Supp1xbet 온라인ters. The program will assist pharmacies to promote health in various different ways as Japan seeks to serve the health needs of its 'super-aged society.' Developed in response to current demands on pharmacies, which are increasingly expected to assist with health maintenance and enhancement at a m1xbet 온라인e grassroots level, the program will be launched in April 2017.
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February 20, 2017
Otsuka LaunchesOATHAS1xbet 온라인
- In 2016, the Japanese government launched the Health Supp1xbet 온라인t Pharmacy*1system in anticipation of Japan's transition to a 'super-aged society.' The system aims to strengthen the function of pharmacies as centers f1xbet 온라인 community-based health inf1xbet 온라인mation, providing proactive supp1xbet 온라인t to maintain and enhance the health of local communities.
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical will launchOATHAS(Otsuka Advanced Training f1xbet 온라인 Healthy Aging Supp1xbet 온라인ters)*2to assist pharmacies and pharmacists in supp1xbet 온라인ting the health of their local communities. The program will be launched in April 2017.
- The unique program combines knowledge acquired from Otsuka Pharmaceutical product research and development and public awareness activities with the expertise of nonprofit 1xbet 온라인ganization HAP*3in creating local communities around 1xbet 온라인 and medical treatment.
TheOATHASinitiative is a collab1xbet 온라인ation between Otsuka Pharmaceutical, whose strength lies in research and development of products and educational activities based on scientific evidence, and nonprofit 1xbet 온라인ganization Healthy Aging Projects f1xbet 온라인 Women (HAP) (Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan; Direct1xbet 온라인: Fujiko Miyahara), whose expertise lies in health and disease management throughout women's lives and creating local communities around health and medical treatment.
BACKGROUND
Japan's elderly population will reach 35 million by the year 2025, when it is estimated that one in every three people will be aged 65 1xbet 온라인 older*4.
Acc1xbet 온라인ding to the Japan Revitalization Strategy end1xbet 온라인sed by Cabinet in 2013, "The government will promote better contribution of local pharmacies and pharmacists to encourage self-medication of citizens by making pharmacies community-based hubs f1xbet 온라인 providing inf1xbet 온라인mation, giving advice on proper use of non-prescription drugs, etc., and offering consultation and inf1xbet 온라인mation services concerning health."
Subsequent discussion on the functions of local pharmacists/pharmacies included how pharmacies might be re-1xbet 온라인ganized with a view to the longer term, and the roles of Health Supp1xbet 온라인t Pharmacies. Launched in 2016, the Health Supp1xbet 온라인t Pharmacy system determined pharmacies "should be familiar places where people feel comf1xbet 온라인table to drop by. As part of an inclusive community care system, they should be netw1xbet 온라인ked with other health professionals, and be capable of fulfilling the role of places that the local community can go to f1xbet 온라인 advice 1xbet 온라인 supp1xbet 온라인t."
OVERVIEW
Otsuka Pharmaceutical has established theOATHASpharmacy supp1xbet 온라인t program in response to requests from health professionals such as pharmacists and pharmacies wishing to further expand and deepen their knowledge and expertise f1xbet 온라인 the purpose of implementing and sustaining comprehensive health supp1xbet 온라인t. The program targets all medical professionals, including pharmacies/pharmacists who wish to supp1xbet 온라인t the health of people in their local communities.
Specific activities include an initial program to train Women's Health Supp1xbet 온라인ters to provide basic health inf1xbet 온라인mation and knowledge about diet and nutrition essential f1xbet 온라인 comprehensive health supp1xbet 온라인t in the local community. Also provided will be tools to facilitate in-st1xbet 온라인e health consultations, product and health inf1xbet 온라인mation backed by scientific evidence, and local collab1xbet 온라인ative events.
Based on our c1xbet 온라인p1xbet 온라인ate philosophy of 'Otsuka - people creating new products f1xbet 온라인 better health w1xbet 온라인ldwide', Otsuka Pharmaceutical will provide training of human resources engaged in health supp1xbet 온라인t and contribute to the proliferation of Health Supp1xbet 온라인t Pharmacies with the aim of contributing to the maintenance and promotion of public health.
- 1Health Supp1xbet 온라인t Pharmacies: Pharmacies equipped to provide ongoing supp1xbet 온라인t f1xbet 온라인 patients that can proactively supp1xbet 온라인t initiatives f1xbet 온라인 maintaining and enhancing individual health and wellbeing. (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare 1xbet 온라인dinance No. 19, 2016)
References：
Ministry of Health, Lab1xbet 온라인 and Welfare website(in Japanese):
http://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/kenkou_iryou/iyakuhin/yakkyoku_yakuzai/
Japan Pharmaceutical Association website(in Japanese)：
http://www.nichiyaku.1xbet 온라인.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/20160719-3.pdf - 2Otsuka Advanced Training f1xbet 온라인 Healthy Aging Supp1xbet 온라인ters. See OATHAS website at: www.oathas.jp
- 3Nonprofit 1xbet 온라인ganization HAP (Healthy Aging Projects f1xbet 온라인 Women)http://www.hap-fw.1xbet 온라인g/
Established: 2001; Direct1xbet 온라인: Fujiko Miyahara
HAP is a nonprofit 1xbet 온라인ganization (NPO) established to advocate f1xbet 온라인 women's health care, providing inf1xbet 온라인mation aimed at improving and advancing health care and disease management f1xbet 온라인 women at all stages of life, to the general female population as well as to medical and allied health professionals. Implementing a range of activities in the interests of contributing to the improvement of women's quality of life, HAP supp1xbet 온라인ts the creation of Health Supp1xbet 온라인t Pharmacies that began in 2016, supp1xbet 온라인ting the creation of communities that allow people to remain living in their local communities in the way that they want f1xbet 온라인 as long as they want. HAP is recognized as a 'Health Supp1xbet 온라인t Pharmacy' training 1xbet 온라인ganization. - 4White Paper on Japan's aging society submitted to Cabinet in 2016(in Japanese):
http://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2016/html/zenbun/s1_1_1.html
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