The information desk How to change the font size English Tweet tuberculosis home About Otsuka Pharmaceutical Business content Otsuka Pharmaceutical's two-wheeled business tuberculosis Challenge to multidrug-resistant tuberculosis Tuberculosis, once thought to have been overcome, has changed shape and remains a new public health challenge around the world today. Otsuka Pharmaceutical has been engaged in research and development of therapeutic drugs for "multidrug-resistant tuberculosis" as a research theme from the beginning of research on its own new drugs, and has been accumulating results one by one. About tuberculosis Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and is transmitted from person to person. It is not an "old illness" but a serious health problem and a familiar illness. Live with tuberculosis Everyone in the world can get tuberculosis. Tuberculosis is a disease that exists in all regions, from the plains of Africa to the mountains of Peru to cities in Europe and North America. However, it is not an incurable disease. Millions of people die each year in recent years, while others have fought and overcome tuberculosis with all their might. Here's a hopeful story that tells the courage, friendships and bonds that have been nurtured among patients, nurses, social workers and doctors. In the fight against tuberculosis, not only the treatment of illness but also the mental care of the patient is important. Always put the patient first and never forget the perspective of each patient. This is also one of Otsuka Pharmaceutical's ideas. The content introduced here is only a part of the disease called tuberculosis, but I hope that it will be helpful and encouraging for patients fighting tuberculosis and their families and friends. Download the magazine "FIGHTBACK" featuring people who have lived with tuberculosis (English version, PDF: 7.91MB) Survive two ultra-multidrug resistant tuberculosis An important mission of healthcare professionals in contact with tuberculosis patients Completed the full marathon after the cure of tuberculosis Related Links Japan Tuberculosis Society Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Foundation Stop Tuberculosis Partnership Japan World Health Organization (WHO) Global TB Report 2013 (English / PDF) TBinnovation Tuberculosis Treatment Guidelines 4th Edition (English / PDF) Survey and Answers on Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis and Ultra-Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Global Report 2010 (English / PDF) Treatment Action Group (TAG) Tuberculosis Research Investment Trends 2013 Report 2005-2012 (English / PDF) Return to Otsuka Pharmaceutical's two-wheeled business to the top home Otsuka Group Otsuka Holdings Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Otsuka Warehouse Otsuka Chemical Otsuka Medical Device Efforts to protect personal information About using the site site map Otsuka-people creating new products for better health worldwide Copyright (c) 2014 Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.