Pharma sales in April decline by 2.4% – report

The sales of pharmaceuticals in Poland fell in April by 2.4 percent y/y to PLN 2.6 billion, according to estimates by the market consultancy PEX PharmaSequence. Compared to March 2018  sales decreased by nearly PLN 476 million (-15.3 percent). The average turnover of a pharmacy in April amounted to PLN 174,500,  a decrease of 3.3 percent y/y. The average retail price of a drug in April was PLN 20.9, showing a 2.7 percent increase year-on-year. It was a 2.3 percent higher compared to March.