Best-selling over the counter medicine Germany 2023, by type and units sold
In 2023, cold and flu medicine sold 145 million packaging units, topping the list. Painkillers were next in demand, selling 119 million units.
Best-selling over the counter medicine in Germany in 2023, by type (in million packaging units)
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Pharma Deutschland. (August 8, 2024). Best-selling over the counter medicine in Germany in 2023, by type (in million packaging units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 01, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445722/best-selling-over-the-counter-medicine-by-type-units-sold-germany/
Pharma Deutschland. "Best-selling over the counter medicine in Germany in 2023, by type (in million packaging units)." Chart. August 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed March 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445722/best-selling-over-the-counter-medicine-by-type-units-sold-germany/
Pharma Deutschland. (2024). Best-selling over the counter medicine in Germany in 2023, by type (in million packaging units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445722/best-selling-over-the-counter-medicine-by-type-units-sold-germany/
Pharma Deutschland. "Best-selling over The Counter Medicine in Germany in 2023, by Type (in Million Packaging Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445722/best-selling-over-the-counter-medicine-by-type-units-sold-germany/
Pharma Deutschland, Best-selling over the counter medicine in Germany in 2023, by type (in million packaging units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445722/best-selling-over-the-counter-medicine-by-type-units-sold-germany/ (last visited March 01, 2025)
Best-selling over the counter medicine in Germany in 2023, by type (in million packaging units) [Graph], Pharma Deutschland, August 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445722/best-selling-over-the-counter-medicine-by-type-units-sold-germany/
