Meiji completed the manufacture and sale of "Isodin", and from April launched the "Meiji-moigai drugs" series

Widely known as a medicine "Isodine"Will be transferred from Meiji Seika Pharma Corporation to Mundipharma Corporation. In response to this, the Meiji announced that it will be releasing "Meiji Wigai medicine" from April 2016.

New release of "Meiji Wigai medicine" by over 50 years dissemination record and knowledge | Company information | Meiji Co., Ltd.
http://www.meiji.co.jp/corporate/pressrelease/2015/detail/20151209_01.html

Notification of transfer of approval for manufacturing and marketing of Isodin® products to Mundipharma
http://www.meiji-seika-pharma.co.jp/pressrelease/2015/detail/151209_01.html

"Povidone iodine", an active ingredient of "isodine" known as a mouthwash, was developed in 1956. Meiji Seika Pharma in 1961 developed the first povidone-iodine containing preparation in 1961, and in partnership with Mundipharma BV in the Netherlands, in 1961, Meiji Seika Pharma got approval to manufacture and market external disinfectant "Isodin", over 50 years We have developed, manufactured, sold and disseminated over the years.

However, we resolved this alliance and it was decided that manufacture and marketing approval will be transferred to Muni Pharma Corporation, a Japanese corporation of Mundipharma B.V. Along with this, in the Meiji era, it will be impossible to manufacture and sell "Isodin", but based on the knowledge accumulated so far, it is said that it was decided to newly release "Meiji-moigai drug" and series 12 items .

The package of "Meiji giganti" is like this. The hippopotamus which has been drawn in the package of "Meiji isodin" continues to be used, and it is almost the same except that the part written as "isodine" is "mouthwash".


According to Meiji, the taste and ingredients are also unchanged.

Shionogi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. has signed an exclusive sales alliance agreement with Mundipharma for "Isodin", and Shionogi Pharmaceutical's new company, Shionogi Healthcare, which carries out consumer health business, will sell on or after April 1, 2016 · It is supposed to circulate.

Notification of "Isodin®" brand product sales alliance
(PDF file)http://www.shionogi.co.jp/company/news/2015/qdv9fu000000tje1-att/151209.pdf