Seven out of ten Hungarians have changed their shopping habits in case of non-prescription medicines and medicinal preparations

In Europe, 88 percent of the Greeks, 79 percent of the Portuguese and 75 percent of the Italians believe that the crisis will affeced the quantity and type of the OTC products they purchased.

Seven out of ten Hungarian consumers have changed their purchasing habits, when buying non-prescription medicines and medicinal preparations and dietary supplements, due to the financial crisis. Most of these people are trying to treat their problems with alternative solutions by using natural materials or producing their own antidote – the Nielsen consumer information and knowledge services company’s international survey revealed these facts among others.