Retail sales of drugs without a prescription rose by ten percent

Retail (including pharmacies and other outlets) reached 10 percent more revenue from nonprescripted drugs and medicinal preparations (OTC) in the first nine months of the year, compared with the same period of the last year.

According to the informations of the Nielsen consumer information and knowledge services company, the turnover of the thirty-three categories, that are measured by Nielsen amounted to approximately 106 billion HUF, between January and September 2013.