Blister card for Benet® 17.5 mg tablets for the treatment of osteoporosis receivesthe Good Design Award 2009 and the Japan Packaging Contest Appropriate Packaging Award

Osaka, Japan, October 23, 2009 – Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Osaka, Japan, “Takeda”) announced today that it has received the Good Design Award 2009[*1] from the Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization for the blister card packaging for Benet® 17.5 mg tablets, which is indicated for the treatment of osteoporosis. The packaging also received the Japan Packaging Contest Appropriate Packaging Award[*2] from the Japan Packaging Institute in September this year.