US OTC Market In 2020: COVID-19 Impact Obvious In Medical Device As Well As Drug Sales Growth
Executive Summary
Most notably among OTC drugs, hand sanitizer sales were up more than 600% to $1.46bn, while sales of consumer medical devices grew 15.6% to $14.8bn in 2020, according to CHPA report.
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