At a research facility in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward of major pharmaceutical company Daiichi Sankyo, the location of sodium azide, which has been designated as a poisonous substance, has been lost, and the company has reported the loss to the Metropolitan Police Department. I was.
The company is investigating the storage situation in detail.
According to people involved, last month, at the research facility "Shinagawa Research and Development Center" in Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo of the major pharmaceutical company "Daiichi Sankyo", a container containing "sodium azide", which is designated as a poison, disappeared. It means that I understand.
"Sodium azide" is extremely toxic when it enters the body, causing a sudden drop in blood pressure and disturbance of consciousness. .
After that, an internal investigation was conducted, but it was not found, and it was reported to the Metropolitan Police Department and the public health center that it had been lost.
Daiichi Sankyo said, "It is true that sodium azide was lost, and we are investigating the details." We are investigating the storage situation in detail.
Last month, a researcher who was involved in the development of drugs was arrested on suspicion of killing his wife by forcing him to drink methanol. I am looking into it.