PHC Corporation makes investment in Kakehashi
Summary
Kakehashi, established in 2016 is developing medication instruction and medication history support software for pharmacies represented by the electronic drug history system “Musubi” Japan based PHC Corporation has announced it was taking a stake in KAKEHASHI Inc., based on a share purchase agreement with the company. Kakehashi developed Musubi, a next-generation electronic medication history system and conducts sales for this product in Japan. Based on the mid-to-long-term partnership with Kakehashi through this investment, PHC will expedite discussion for developing the next-generation pharmacy system combining the knowhow and technologies of the two companies, while further enhancing Pharnes and Musubi linkage. PHC will work to realize a game-changing solution to provide appropriate medication adherence instructions for patients and further streamline pharmacist workflow. The investment will also become a catalyst for PHC for moving forward in building the next-generation healthcare platform, with open innovation through partnerships with other companies.