Small drug stores look toward new wholesale network for salvation

The new form of supplying drugstores will be directed at private outlets which feel threatened by large pharmacy networks. "A foreign investor wants to participate in the undertaking. We need money to develop the logistical side of the project. The model was successful in other countries. We need 2-3 years to fully implement the project," said Wróbel. Details remain confidential, but one of the foundations of the enterprise is to eliminate existing wholesalers from deliveries from a producer to pharmacies. The new intermediary is to be cheaper but, "Cooperation with a new partner (...) is a substantial risk. It all depends on the details of the offer," said the president of one of the large domestic pharmaceutical companies. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 6) M.M.