The total sales value of over-the-counter (OTC) cough, cold and sore throat medicines amounted to almost 493 million British pounds in 2017. OTC refers to a class of medication that can be sold without the need for a prescription. Cold and flu decongestants generated the highest sales value in this category at 267.1 million British pounds, followed by medicated confectionary at 124 million British pounds.
Leading brands in the market
In the UK in 2017, the leading cold, flu and decongestant brand by sales value was Lemsip with a sales value of almost 63 million British pounds. Sudafed and Strepsils both followed with a sales value of approximately 34 million British pounds in 2017
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Proprietary Association of Great Britain. (May 22, 2018). Sales value of over-the-counter (OTC) cough/cold/sore throat medicines in Great Britain in 2014 and 2017, by category (in millions GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/415982/over-the-counter-sales-for-cough-cold-sore-throat-in-great-britain/
Proprietary Association of Great Britain. "Sales value of over-the-counter (OTC) cough/cold/sore throat medicines in Great Britain in 2014 and 2017, by category (in millions GBP)." Chart. May 22, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/415982/over-the-counter-sales-for-cough-cold-sore-throat-in-great-britain/
Proprietary Association of Great Britain. (2018). Sales value of over-the-counter (OTC) cough/cold/sore throat medicines in Great Britain in 2014 and 2017, by category (in millions GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/415982/over-the-counter-sales-for-cough-cold-sore-throat-in-great-britain/
Proprietary Association of Great Britain. "Sales Value of Over-the-counter (Otc) Cough/Cold/Sore Throat Medicines in Great Britain in 2014 and 2017, by Category (in Millions Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/415982/over-the-counter-sales-for-cough-cold-sore-throat-in-great-britain/
Proprietary Association of Great Britain, Sales value of over-the-counter (OTC) cough/cold/sore throat medicines in Great Britain in 2014 and 2017, by category (in millions GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/415982/over-the-counter-sales-for-cough-cold-sore-throat-in-great-britain/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Sales value of over-the-counter (OTC) cough/cold/sore throat medicines in Great Britain in 2014 and 2017, by category (in millions GBP) [Graph], Proprietary Association of Great Britain, May 22, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/415982/over-the-counter-sales-for-cough-cold-sore-throat-in-great-britain/
