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Article: Chinese drug distributors increasingly using alliances to raise competitiveness.
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- China Business News
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- September 22, 2009
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Chinese drug distributors increasingly using alliances to raise competitiveness
By Karl Zhong Shanghai. September 22. INTERFAX-CHINA - Drug distributors in China are turning more and more to industry alliances to form cooperation relationships and increase competitiveness.
On June 26 this year, Shandong Province in northern China established its first pharmaceutical distribution alliance, the Qilu Pharmaceutical Distribution Alliance, which comprises of 17 pharmaceutical distributors in the province. The alliance was set up in Qingdao City.
Alliances among drug distributors are a fairly new trend in recent years. In April 2005, Shanghai ...