Boehringer Ingelheim reviews cough medicine in China

SHANGHAI German pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim has called a creative review of its US$5 million Mucosolvan cough medicine brand in China, with four agencies, including incumbent Publicis and Y&R, believed to be competing for the account.

Mucosolvan is the world’s leading cough expectorant.

While Boehringer Ingelheim develops a range of chemical products, including animal health treatments and biopharmaceuticals, human pharmaceuticals account for 95 percent of the company’s sales.