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Friday, February 10 2023 - 17:00
AsiaNet
Nippon Express Obtains GDP Certification of Compliance with WHO Standards at 2 Domestic Locations: West Japan Pharmaceutical Center and Kyushu Pharmaceutical Center
TOKYO, Feb. 10, 2023 /Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet/--

- Storage and Transport Offered in Two Temperature Ranges, Following East Japan 
Pharmaceutical Center -

Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "Nippon Express"), a group company of 
NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC., has acquired Good Distribution Practice (GDP) 
certification for its West Japan Pharmaceutical Center (Neyagawa City, Osaka 
Prefecture) and Kyushu Pharmaceutical Center (Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka 
Prefecture), evidencing their compliance with WHO standards for the proper 
distribution of pharmaceuticals. The former certification is effective November 
20, 2022, and the latter December 21, 2022.

Logo: https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/img/202302072722-O1-9Z4Lm2of

West Japan Pharmaceutical Center: 
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Kyushu Pharmaceutical Center: 
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The Nippon Express Group has positioned the pharmaceutical industry as a key 
industry in its "Nippon Express Group Business Plan 2023 -- Dynamic Growth," 
and has been developing a safe and secure pharmaceutical logistics platform to 
meet sophisticated and diverse pharmaceutical logistics needs globally.

The West Japan Pharmaceutical Center and the Kyushu Pharmaceutical Center, both 
of which are dedicated logistics bases for pharmaceuticals, recently obtained 
GDP certification of their conformity to WHO standards for the storage and 
transport of pharmaceutical products in two temperature ranges (room 
temperature "15 C - 25 C" and refrigerated "2 C - 8 C"), the same certification 
that the East Japan Pharmaceutical Center (Kuki City, Saitama Prefecture) 
acquired in July 2022. The Nippon Express Group now has 34 business locations 
in 24 countries/regions around the world with GDP, CEIV Pharma or other 
certifications for pharmaceutical logistics, helping the Group better provide 
safe and high-quality pharmaceutical logistics services on an end-to-end basis 
globally with these certifications at the heart of its services.

Going forward, the Nippon Express Group will continue offering solutions to the 
challenges faced by the pharmaceutical industry, thereby enhancing the value of 
pharmaceuticals through logistics and contributing to the health of those who 
need them.

Nippon Express website: https://www.nipponexpress.com/

Nippon Express Group's official LinkedIn account:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/nippon-express-group/


Source: NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC.