OTC market up to PLN 11.1 bln in 2016 - PMR

The Polish OTC pharmaceuticals market is expected to grow by 7.9 percent year-on-year to PLN 11.1 billion in 2016 and expand by 4-6 percent annually in the 2017-2021 period, researcher PMR reported. Additionally, the researcher forecasts OTC pharmaceuticals to increase by 4.5 percent (up to PLN 11.6 billion) in 2017; 5.9 percent growth (to PLN 12.3 billion) for 2018; 4.4 percent growth (to PLN 12.9 billion) for 2019; 5.6 percent growth (to PLN 13.6 billion) for 2020; and 4.3 percent growth (to PLN 14.2 billion) for 2021. In the previous years, the growth of the OTC segment has been slowing down, due to a high base and weather conditions resulting in low illness levels.