News About: Distribution
Korea urged to nurture GDP professionals
The government needs to nurture GDP (Good Distribution Practice) professionals for the proper distribution of medicinal products for human use, according to a report released by some officials of the Korea Food and Ad...
Dong-A promotes sound market order
Dong-A Pharm is trying to establish more sound distribution order in the domestic OTC market, according to pharmaceutical business sources.
The company says its unified distribution policy for its five flagship OTC...
Wholesalers moving toward full five-day workweek
More and more OTC wholesalers are considering implementing the shorter work-week system as they are feeling the pressure to cope with the rapidly changing business climate.
Being adopted in stages, the lower workin...
Drugmakers, wholesalers urged to promote strategic alliance
There are loud voices that both pharmaceutical firms and wholesalers need to seek mutual win-win strategy to cope with rapidly changing pharmaceutical environments.
Experts say the two business camps should hold re...
Dong-A to withdraw margin reduction plan
Dong-A Pharm agreed to withdraw its controversial plan to reduce the wholesaler margin.
In a meeting with its associate wholesalers on June 18, Dong-A executives expressed their sincere regret over the dispute trig...
West Busan Drug Logistic Park to be constructed in 2010
The West Busan Drug Logistic Park is scheduled to be constructed in 2010 as 12 wholesalers already executed their land space agreement for the park.
The Logistic Park is located at the best strategic traffic area, ...
Local drug wholesalers seeking to promote B2B business and credit card system
A number of leading wholesalers in Pusan are rushing into B2B service and credit card system in a bid to firmly establish more transparent business practice.
Samwon introduced its new NPS settlement system and B2B ...
Drug makers urged to go global
Domestic pharmaceutical firms need to upgrade their global standard policy in the era of free trade agreement instead of heated argument over wholesaler margin, according to experts.
They argue that the wholesaling...
Wholesalers need to brace fair trade
Despite their efforts for advanced logistics these days, domestic drug wholesalers have been urged to ensure fair trade as a number of pharmaceutical firms are poised to reduce wholesaler margin in order to compensate...
Dong-A, wholesalers face off over margin
Controversy is escalating between Dong-A Pharm and pharmaceutical wholesalers over wholesalers’ demand to withdraw margin reduction.
The Korean Association of Pharmaceutical Wholesaler has recently decided to rejec...
