In 2023, the sales value of over-the-counter cold, cough and sore throat treatments in Great Britain increased by two percent, a distinctly lower growth than in the preceding year. Overall, the sales value of cold treatments experienced a decline in four of the years shown, in 2011, 2013, 2017, and 2020.
OTC medicine market in Great Britain
The sales value of OTC drugs has increased from 1.65 billion British pounds in the year 2000, to being worth approximately 3.2 billion British pounds in 2023. The single category with the highest value was pain relief, which had a sales value of some 750 million British pounds. Cough, cold and sore throat medication was ranked second with a sales value of around 583 million British pounds.
Growth of other OTC categories
At six percent, vitamins and minerals were among the OTC classifications with a medium growth in sales value in Great Britain between 2022 and 2023. The OTC category of hayfever products showed a similar increase of five percent.
Annual change in sales value of OTC cold, cough and sore throat treatments in Great Britain from 2010 to 2023
Sales data is for all outlets excluding health food stores. This statistics was assembled from several PAGB annual highlights. There is no information about previous years' data being restated.
* Change refers to percentage change on the same period a year earlier, except for 2011 which is change compared to the 52 week ending January 1, 2011 (not December 25, 2010).
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Proprietary Association of Great Britain. (March 18, 2024). Annual change in sales value of OTC cold, cough and sore throat treatments in Great Britain from 2010 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/521898/otc-cold-cough-sore-throat-treatments-sales-growth-great-britain/
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