How medicines reach patients
Hospitals are our largest channel, accounting for about 70% of pharmaceutical sales — in line with the industry mix in Taiwan. General practitioners represent about 12%, and drug stores about 18%.
HARVESTER
Pharmaceutical Group
The original Harvester business, founded in 1957 by Mr. C.S. Cheng — exclusive agent and product-line distributor for international principals.
The success of the Pharmaceutical Group provided the foundation on which the rest of the company was built. We work as exclusive agent or product-line distributor, offering the flexibility each principal requires.
US$52M
Pharma turnover (2000)
70%
Hospital channel
12%
General practitioners
18%
Drug stores
Therapeutic range
A complete range of internal and surgical medicines: cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, metabolism, immunology, dermatology, psychiatry, infection, central nervous system, plasma products, and other disciplines.
Total medicare services for principals
Support includes sales managers, a highly qualified field force, and product managers. We help you register manufacturing plans (GMP) and import licenses, conduct clinical trials, list products with individual hospitals, prepare pre-launch marketing, and apply for National Health Insurance reimbursement prices. We serve well-known principals in Europe and the United States, in both traditional pharmaceuticals and biotech.
Purpose
Our purpose is to be a total healthcare company. We will keep offering physicians and customers complete services — screening, treatment, monitoring, and patient education — through service innovation, a full product range, and package selling.