| 1847 | Komatsuya founded (Nihei Hisamitsu) |
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| 1869 | KISHINTAN launched |
| 1871 | The company name, Komatsuya, changed to Hisamitsu Joeido (Yoichi Hisamitsu) |
| 1903 |
Hisamitsu & Co. (Saburo Nakatomi) established ASAHI MANKINKO® launched |
| 1907 | KAIFUKUGAN® launched |
| 1934 | SALONPAS® launched |
| 1944 | Hisamitsu＆Co. played a leading role in the incorporation of Miyaki Seiyaku Co. |
| 1951 | Hisamitsu＆Co. incorporated (Masayoshi Nakatomi) |
| 1952 | Osaka Representative Office (current Osaka Branch) established |
| 1957 | Tokyo Representative Office (current Tokyo Head Office and Branch) established |
| 1960 | Taiwan Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (current Taipei Branch) established |
| 1962 | The company’s stocks listed in the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange; Shares listed on the Fukuoka Stock Exchange |
| 1963 | AIR® SALONPAS launched |
| 1964 | Shares listed in the Second Section of the Osaka Stock Exchange |
| 1965 | The company renamed Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. |
| 1966 | Nagoya Representative Office (currently Nagoya Branch) established |
| 1968 | SALONPAS® E launched |
| 1970 | Sapporo Representative Office (current Sapporo Branch) established |
| 1971 |
SALONSIP® launched Shares listed in the Second Section of the Nagoya Stock Exchange Construction of the Tosu Laboratories completed Sendai Representative Office (current Sendai Branch) established |
| 1972 |
Section to the First Section of the Tokyo Shares shifted from the Second Stock Exchange, Osaka Stock Exchange and Nagoya Stock Exchange PAPSALON® launched |
| 1975 | P.T. Salonpas Indonesia established |
| 1978 | PAPSALON® G launched |
| 1981 | Masayoshi Nakatomi became a Chairman of the Board of Directors and Hirotaka Nakatomi took a charge of president & CEO |
| 1982 | SALONPAS-HI® launched |
| 1983 |
Takamatsu Representative Office (current Takamatsu Branch) established Hiroshima Representative Office (current Hiroshima Branch) established |
| 1984 | VESICUM® (cream and ointment) launched |
| 1985 | SALONPAS® A launched |
| 1986 |
Hisamitsu Farmaceutica do Brazil Ltda. established SALONPAS® 30 launched ANAAKI SALONPAS® A (Porous SALONPAS® A) launched SECTOR® GEL launched |
| 1987 |
Hisamitsu America, Inc. established NOBINOBI® SALONSIP® launched Construction of Utsunomiya Factory completed |
| 1988 |
The Nakatomi Foundation for Promotion of Health Science established MOHRUS® launched |
| 1989 |
Hisamitsu’s corporate new logo used SECTOR® (cream and lotion) launched |
| 1990 |
Construction of Tsukuba Laboratories completed Nakatomi Memorial Foundation established |
| 1991 | AIR® SALONPAS® EX launched |
| 1992 | VOLLEY® (cream and lotion) launched |
| 1993 | SALONSIP® HEAD PAD launched |
| 1994 |
Hisamitsu’s corporate logo changed Hisamitsu KBC Augusta Golf Tournament held Hisamitsu Vietnam Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. established |
| 1995 |
Nakatomi Memorial Medicine Museum opened Operations at the Factory in Vietnam started MOHRUS® TAPE launched |
| 1997 | SALONPAS® Ae launched |
| 1998 |
California Laboratories established London Representative Office (current Hisamitsu UK Ltd.) established Kumamoto Sales Office (current Kumamoto Branch) established La SALONPAS® launched Lifecella® Face Mask® launched NOBINOBI® SALONSIP® -α launched |
| 1999 | Acquires ISO 14001 Certification (Kyushu Head Office) |
| 2000 |
Kyoto Sales Office (currently Kyoto Branch) established ESTRANA® launched Acquired ISO 14001 Certification (Utsunomiya Factory) |
| 2001 | Tokyo Head Office relocated to Marunouchi,Tokyo |
| 2002 |
Operations at Manaus Factory in Brazil started MOHRUS® TAPE L launched Malaysia Representative Office (current Singapore Branch) established Lifecella® Essence Sheet Mask launched Hisamitsu UK Ltd. established |
| 2003 |
Hisamitsu’s corporate logo changed BUTENALOCK® launched FEITAS® launched FLEX® launched Taipei Branch established |
| 2004 |
The honorary consulate of Brazil opened. AIR® SALONPAS® Indomethacin 1.0% launched |
| 2005 |
New Jersey Representative Office established Hisamitsu took over the ethical drugs division from SSP co.,Ltd (Hisamitsu Medical Co., Ltd. founded) MOHRUS® 60 launched KEPLAT® launched in Italy MOHRUS® PATCH launched in Hong Kong SALONPAS World Ladies Golf Tournament (currently LPGA Tour World Ladies Championship SALONPAS CUP) held SALONSIP® L launched |
| 2006 |
Kagoshima Branch established Roma Representative Office (integrated with Hisamitsu UK Ltd.) established Lifecella® Gel Mask launched NOBINOBI® SALONSIP® S launched FEITAS® (lotion, cream and tick) launched TULOBUTEROL TAPE “HMT” launched NABOAL® PAP launched NABOAL® TAPE L launched |
| 2007 |
Hisamitsu celebrated the 160th anniversary of the company’s founding Lifecella® Milky Lotion Sheet Mask launched FEITAS® L launched Singapore Branch established SALONPAS® LOTION launched Construction of the Utsunomiya Second Factory completed FEITAS® HOT launched CSR Promotion Office established The NAS Battery System inplemented |
| 2008 |
SALONPAS® PAIN RELIEF PATCH was approved by the US-FDA BUTENALOCK® V launched AIR® SALONPAS® DX launched GAN RYO JUN® launched SALONPAS® EX launched FEITAS® L HOT launched FEITAS® (gel, tick and gel-patch) launched Lifecella® Essence Mask (3 items) launched |
| 2009 |
Lifecella® Eye Mask (3 items) launched Hisamitsu® ICING SHEET launched AIR® SALONPAS® ICING SPRAY launched CHOLESTON® launched FEITAS® Z (tape, gel-patch and gel) launched Hisamitsu U.S., Inc.established Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (U.S.A.) integrated FEITAS® SIP HOT launched SALONPAS® EX HOT launched |
| 2010 |
BUTENALOCK® V AIR® SOKAI POWDER launched Hisamitsu® ICE TOWEL launched Fentany Transdermal System launched in the U.S FENTOS® TAPE launched |
