About Maruho｜Maruho's Long Term Vision

Based on the strategy of specialization, Maruho focuses on dermatologic medications oriented towards the realization of our corporate mission as a specialist supplying high quality products as a high quality contribution to public health. The everyday work of every individual Maruho employee takes us closer to achieving this long term vision.

These are medications created and made available by acquiring deeper scientific and technical knowledge about the human skin. In this context, the term "dermatology" has two meanings as explained below.

I. Treatment for which the skin is the target organ
Medical treatment of the skin

II. Treatment for which the skin is the site of application for the medication
Administering medication via the skin

In other words, "dermatologic medications" refers to medications to treat the skin and to medications where the format and the delivery route are via external application.

In the general sense, the term "boutique" means a small specialist store handling high-class women's wear, accessories, and other products: the term denotes specializing in supplying customers with high quality merchandise.

A "boutique company," which is what Maruho aspires to be, is a high quality specialist company supplying high quality products as a high quality contribution to society based on the strategy of specialization.