French OTC Sales Tumble In 2020
Executive Summary
Our infographic explores a difficult 2020 for France's self-care market, as OTC drug sales slumped 9.4%. It wasn't all doom and gloom for the sector though as sales of both OTC devices and supplements were boosted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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