Concerns rising over protracted business slump

Fears are mounting that a number of domestic drug wholesalers might be on the verge of bankruptcies in the overall sales slump amid the sluggish domestic economy.

Such concerns come at a time when banks are tightening its lending policies to wholesalers, while pharmaceutical firms are steadily lowering a wholesaler margin.

We are in a dilemma as to whether we should maintain the status qu...