Pharmacy market trend growth in Iqvia report: data and trend
The pharmacy market also marks a flat line in trend growth at the conclusion of the second week of May, which on an annual basis – over the same period of 2022 – grows in values by 2.9% but loses in volumes by 1.5%.
This is the picture that comes from Iqvia’s report with which it relates figures and channel trends from the first 19 weeks of this year: in four and a half months, pharmacy totals a turnover of 9.65 billion euros, +1.2% over 2022, for a total of 920 million packs sold -4%.
Among the two segments that make up the pharmacy market, ethical and commercial, the former is the one that stands out for moderate dynamism: in the week, growth in values and volumes is 4.9% and 3.3% respectively, for a trend growth over the four and a half months of 2.5 and 0.6% also in values and volumes.
The free-sale area, on the other hand, shows a barely perceptible increase in the week in values +0.2% and a sharp contraction in volumes -8.8%, bringing the year-on-year progressive to -0.5% and -10.6% respectively.
Among the trade baskets, personal care continues to enjoy excellent health, which in week 19 grew year-on-year by 6.1% in values and 1.9% in volumes, hence a trend growth of 9.5% and 4.9% respectively.
In otc, on the other hand, the progression of the vitamins and dietary supplements group remains uncertain, which in four and a half months remains virtually stable in values with +0.2% and loses sharply in volumes with -7.1%.
On the other hand, the slow decline of seasonal-related products anti-cold+influenza and nasal saline solutions continues.
THE PHARMACY MARKET TO THE 19TH WEEK OF 2023
ETHICAL DRUG, CONSUMPTION IN VALUES AND VOLUMES
COMMERCIAL AREA, THE TREND IN VALUE AND VOLUME
TRADE AREA, THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BASKETS.
BASKET OF PERSONAL CARE (PEC)
FOCUS PEC, DERMOCOSMETIC
FOCUS PEC, ORAL CARE
FOCUS OTC: VITAMINS AND SUPPLEMENTS
FOCUS OTC: FIBER-BASED LAXATIVES
FOCUS OTC: OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS
PATIENT CARE BASKET (PAC)
NUTRITIONAL BASKETS, VALUES AND VOLUMES
SEASONALITY: ANTI-FLU AND ANTI-COLD
SEASONALITY: NASAL SALINE SOLUTIONS
VETERINARY PRODUCTS
Source: May 2023, “Dopo 19 settimane la farmacia mantiene la linea piatta su fatturati e volumi”, pharmacy scanner.
