Our mission is to deliver pharmaceuticals in Japan. Our mission is to deliver pharmaceuticals in Japan.

MEDIPAL is a distribution group that deals in pharmaceuticals and daily necessities. We are connecting pharmaceuticals companies with health care institutions, prescription pharmacies, and drugstores in every town and village, and have 240,000 locations all over the country. Our motto is to reliably deliver required products at the required time in just the required amount. Earthquakes, typhoons, blizzards, and other natural disasters are a fact of life in Japan. We are fully prepared for every eventuality. For those of us who deal in pharmaceuticals, this is a vital mission. To protect the status quo in everyday life. Our unseen challenges will continue. MEDIPAL is a distribution group that deals in pharmaceuticals and daily necessities. We are connecting pharmaceuticals companies with health care institutions, prescription pharmacies, and drugstores in every town and village, and have 240,000 locations all over the country. Our motto is to reliably deliver required products at the required time in just the required amount. Earthquakes, typhoons, blizzards, and other natural disasters are a fact of life in Japan. We are fully prepared for every eventuality. For those of us who deal in pharmaceuticals, this is a vital mission. To protect the status quo in everyday life. Our unseen challenges will continue.

  • Preparations of delivery methods during emergencies
  • Duplicated host computer systems
  • Installing our own electric power generators
  • Installation of our own fuel facilities
  • Making buildings more resistant to earthquakes
  • Preparations of delivery methods during emergencies
  • Duplicated host computer systems
  • Installing our own electric power generators
  • Installation of our own fuel facilities
  • Making buildings more resistant to earthquakes

Communication and Delivery Procedures during Emergencies

Our key sites throughout Japan are equipped with emergency satellite phones to enable fast and accurate communication during disasters.
A videoconferencing system has also been installed to facilitate discussion of responses among Group companies even if movementis difficult.
Moreover,the MEDIPAL Group has deployed 110 motor scooters (50cc) primarily in the Tokyo area for emergency use in the event of a shutdown of public transportation and transportation gridlocks due to disaster.

Emergency motor scooters

Emergency motor scooters

Disaster Prevention Measures for Information Systems

MEDIPAL Group companies take various measures to prevent data loss due to disasters in order to ensure that business can continue even if a disaster occurs.Measures include redundant host computers,data backup and implementation of earthquake,fire and power failure countermeasures in buildings that house host computers

System Restoration Procedures Switch to Backup Center in the Event of a Disaster

Backup System

In-House Power Generators

We have installed in-house power generators at our main distribution centers and other key facilities to ensure our ability to deliver a stable supply ofpharmaceuticals and other products in times of disaster.

●Key Buildings with In-House Power Generators

MEDICEO CORPORATION Kanagawa ALC

MEDICEO CORPORATION
Kanagawa ALC

EVERLTH Co.,Ltd. Okayama ALC

EVERLTH Co.,Ltd.
Okayama ALC

ATOLCO.,LTD. Fukuoka ALC Center

ATOLCO.,LTD.
Fukuoka ALC

PALTAC Corporation RDC Kyushu

PALTAC Corporation
RDC Kyushu

MP AGRO.,LTD. Head office

MP AGRO.,LTD.
Head office

Installation of On-site Fueling Stations

Having experienced gasoline shortages in past disasters,we have installed on-site fueling stations at our major distribution centers.

MEDICEO CORPORATION
Kanagawa ALC

EVERLTH Co., Ltd.
Okayama ALC

ATOL CO., LTD.
Fukuoka ALC

Quake proofing and Seismic Isolation of Buildings

We have been carrying out quake proofing and seismic isolation of distribution centers and all our buildings to prevent damage to products and breakdown of distribution systems during earthquakes

earthquake-resistant construction
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