Japanese Sales Reps Hit Record High
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
According to the Sales Rep Accreditation Center, the number of sales reps in Japan in fiscal year 2011 was the highest on record since March 2000 at 63,875, which was an increase of 2,629 from 2010.
According to the Sales Rep Accreditation Center, the number of sales reps in Japan in fiscal year 2011 was the highest on record since March 2000 at 63,875, which was an increase of 2,629 from 2010. In addition to increases in contract sales offices and large-scale wholesale sales reps, new manufacturers also brought numbers up, according to the 208 companies that participated in the survey. More than 37,000 reps were from domestic companies, up 2.3% year-on-year, while foreign companies had 23,061 reps, an increase of 5.4%. Sales reps from Japan Generics Association companies were at the same level as last year, so the increase came mainly from novel manufacturers. (Click Here For More – Japanese Language)
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