Salonpas Samples Its History To Attach US, Canadian Consumers To Topical Analgesics
Executive Summary
"Our eyes are more on Advil, Tylenol. We want to be considered first-line treatment for pain, for pain appropriate for what our products are," says Hisamitsu America CEO John Incledon.
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