CHENGDU, China, March 17 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Tianyin Pharmaceutical, Co., Inc., , a manufacturer and supplier of modernized traditional Chinese medicine (“TCM”) based in Chengdu, China, today announced it has adopted a new sales strategy for Azithromycin Dispersible Tablets.
On average it takes 6 months for the market of a new drug to mature. Tianyin launched Azithromycin Dispersible Tablets in October 2008 and to date, the Company has met its initial sales targets. This drug is widely recognized and used by a large population of patients in China with collective 2007 annual sales of approximately $350 million. As such, the Company is focusing its sales efforts on the “Cost Preference Strategy.” Management expects that by the second half of calendar 2009, monthly revenues generated from the sale of Azithromycin Dispersible Tablets will increase approximately 367% to approximately $430,000 from the current level of $117,000 per month. If successful, this strategy will yield over $3.7 million in incremental revenues on an annual basis with further growth expected in the future.
With such a rapid expansion after the launch of the Azithromycin market penetration, Tianyin seized the opportunity to aggressively seek additional market share, while at the same time driving more sales to current distributors through its “Cost Preference Strategy.” Tianyin currently applies the Cost Preference Strategy to its drugs with high market coverage such as Ginkgo Mihuan Oral Liquid and Arpu Shuangxin Granules. This strategy specifically focuses on reducing overall costs for the end customer while maintaining favorable margins through economies of scale in the production process.
Dr. Jiang Guoqing, Tianyin’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, “We make prudent adjustments to our sales strategy based on the changes in the market to maximize the revenue and profit potential of each drug in our portfolio. Sales have always been a key element to our growth strategy. We continue to gain market share over our competitors by properly deploying the right sales and marketing strategy at the right time to optimize the contribution from each product and we have already witnessed the economic benefits of this through increased profits and cash flow during the past year.”
About Tianyin Pharmaceuticals
Tianyin is a manufacturer and supplier of modernized Traditional Chinese Medicine (“TCM”) in China. It was established in 1994 and acquired by the current management team in August 2003. It has a comprehensive product portfolio of 33 modernized TCMs and 5 generic western medicines in the market, 22 of which are listed in the highly selective National Medicine Catalog of the National Medical Insurance Program. Tianyin owns and operates two GMP manufacturing facilities and an R&D platform supported by leading Chinese academic institutions. The Company has a pipeline of 47 pharmaceutical products pending approval. Tianyin has an extensive nationwide distribution network throughout China with a sales force of 720 salespeople. Tianyin is headquartered in Chengdu, Sichuan Province with two manufacturing facilities and a total of 1,365 employees. Tianyin achieved revenue of approximately $33.5 million and net income of approximately $6 million in FY2008 ending June 30, 2008. For more information about Tianyin, please visit http://www.tianyinpharma.com .
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CONTACT: For the Company: Allen Tang, Ph.D., MBA, Assistant to the CEO,
China, +86-158-2122-5642, or Allen.y.tang@gmail.com; Investors: Mr. Matthew
Hayden, HC International, +1-561-245-5155, matt.hayden@hcinternational.net
Web site: http://www.tianyinpharma.com/
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