Guizhou's exhibition area attracts 10,000 clients during the 82nd PharmChina. [Photo/gog.cn]

During the 82nd PharmChina, a pharmaceutical fair held in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality from Dec 4 to 6, 45 pharmaceutical companies from Southwest China's Guizhou province signed sales contracts worth over 30 million yuan ($4.26 million).

The fair attracted over 2,000 domestic and international exhibitors involved in Chinese patent medicine, natural food, over-the-counter drugs, and healthy drinks.

Guizhou encourages pharmaceutical companies, traditional Chinese medicine planting companies, and rosa roxbunghii processing companies to attend the next PharmChina and expand distribution channels for Guizhou's pharmaceutical industry.