OTC Analgesics - UK - January 2003

The two key market drivers in terms of OTC analgesic sales over the review period have been the government's promotion of self-medication for minor ailments, which is linked to its desire to take pressure off GPs and manifested in a continuing switch of medicaments from pharmacy-only to general sales status, and the abolition of retail price maintenance (RPM) in 2001. Consumer healthcare was the last bastion of price-protection in ...

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