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Estonian medicines market expands by 4.1% in Q3

BC, Tallinn, 16.11.2015.Print version
The volume of the Estonian human and veterinary medicines market in the third quarter of 2015 was 65.7 million euros at wholesale prices, 4.1% bigger than in the same period of last year, informs LETA/BNS.

The human medicines market increased by 4.5% to 62.8 million euros, statistics of the State Agency of Medicines show.

 

Wholesale to general pharmacies accounted for the biggest part or 69% of the total turnover of human medicines. The share of hospital pharmacies was 30% and sale to other institutions made up 1% as usual.

 

Prescription drugs accounted for 85%, over-the-counter pharmaceuticals 14% and hospital packages a little less than 1% of the turnover in the third quarter.

 

The volume of the veterinary medicines market at wholesale prices was 2.9 million euros, nearly 4% smaller than a year ago.

 

There were in Estonia 28 licensed wholesalers selling human medicines to general and hospital pharmacies and other institutions in the third quarter. Wholesalers of veterinary medicines numbered nine.






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