A series of grand prize and the Award of Outstanding Items for OTC drugs, Designated quasi-drugs, health foods and supplements.

The award program for new and renewal items launched during the year from October 1 to September 30 of the following year began in 1989. This year marks the 35th year of the program.
This award system consists of the following three categories

1. pharmaceuticals and designated quasi-drugs
2. health foods and supplements
3. variety

For the 34th edition (1 October 2020 - 30 September 2021), the items that won the Grand Prize are listed at .....

The items that have won the Grand Prize and the Award of Outstanding in each of the 3 categories will then be presented in a series of articles.

The 34th Grand Prize-winning Items.

Items name	Company Name	Number of votes received
Rindelon Vs ointment	SHIONOGI HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.	320
Rindelon Vs cream	SHIONOGI HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.	320

This items is a designated Class 2 Drugs（medicines）.

An application to treat eczema and dermatitis. Indications are eczema, dermatitis, sweat rash, rash, itching, frostbite, insect bites, and urticaria.

Access items information pages in seven languages, including English, Vietnamese, Korean and Portuguese, using a deposited accessibility code on the QR translator printed on the outer box. It also supports voice reading specification. This is not limited to visually impaired people, including those with low vision, but also supports people from other countries who cannot read Japanese to take medication.

The 34th Outstanding Items Award.

Designated Pharmaceutical category No.	Items name	Company Name	Number of votes received
Ⅰ	LOXONIN S QUICK	DAIICHISANKYO HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.	240
Ⅱ	BUFFERIN REMIUM DX	Lion Corporation	158
Ⅱ	Piron PL Granule Pro	SHIONOGI HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.	119
Ⅲ	Q＆P Kowa Gold Alpha premium	KOWA CORPORATION	118
Ⅲ	ALNAMIN EX PLUS α	Alinamin Pharmaceutical Company Limited.	93
Ⅲ	MUHI dust mel	IKEDAMOHANDO CO.,LTD.	47
Ⅱ	Ear circumference therapeutics　“MeeMeAid”.	Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd.	33
Ⅲ	Stretch salon poultice fit.	HISAMITSU PHARMACEUTICAL CO.,INC.	30
Drugs requiring special instructions	Tarion AR	Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation	24
Designated quasi-drugs	Asuka Wakan Medicinal Drink　 Asuka Onkatsu Internal Liquid α	HOSENDO Co.,Ltd.	22

NOTES１. Meaning of Asuka Wakan and Asuka Onkatsu.

Wakan is an abbreviation for Japanese herbal.　Warming activity means activity that warms the body.　It has long been a popular herbal women's medicine.

NOTES２.About medicines requiring special instructions.

As of August 2021, Tarion AR is an over-the-counter drug that is classified as a drug requiring instruction. Drugs that require special instructions are those that require a pharmacist to explain the safety and other aspects of the drug in person at the time of purchase.

They cannot be purchased over the Internet until the specified period of time has passed.

If you wish to purchase a drug, you must go to a pharmacy or drugstore in Japan and purchase it from a pharmacist.

Items name	Indications・effects
LOXONIN S QUICK	For headaches and menstrual pain. The tablets disintegrate quickly after administration and contain ingredients that further protect the stomach.
BUFFERIN REMIUM DX	For severe headaches. Antipyretic analgesic for efficacy and speed.
Piron PL Granule Pro	It soothes a painful sore throat and reduces fever. Helps analgesics work and relieves headaches. Suppresses runny nose, congestion, and sneezing.
Q＆P Kowa Gold Alpha Premium	Nourishing tonic, nutritional supplementation in cases of weak constitution, physical fatigue, post-anorexia, anorexia, nutritional disorders, febrile wasting disease, pregnancy and lactation.
ALNAMIN EX PLUS	Eye strain, muscle and joint pain (e.g. stiff shoulders, back pain, frozen shoulders), neuralgia, numbness in hands and feet.
MUHI dust mel	Itching, skin irritation, rash, hives, sores, rashes, rashes, insect bites and frostbite.
Ear circumference therapeutics 　“MeeMeAid”	Rash, dermatitis and eczema around the ears.
Stretch salon poultice fit	Muscle pain, muscle fatigue, bruises, sprains, stiff shoulders, back pain, joint pain, fracture pain, frostbite.
Tarion AR	Relief of the following nasal allergic symptoms caused by pollen, house dust (indoor dust), etc.: sneezing, runny nose, nasal congestion.
Asuka Wakan Medicinal Drink　 Asuka Onkatsu Internal Liquid α	Maintenance and improvement of physical strength, physical resistance or concentration. Improvement/prevention of physical disorders associated with poor nutrition in daily life: difficulty falling asleep, shallow sleep, difficulty waking up, skin disorders (rough skin, dry skin), cold easily, poor blood circulation.