Tylenol Leads OTC Acetaminophen Sales Surge After Ibuprofen Scare During Pandemic – IRI
Executive Summary
J&J leads sales growth in OTC pain relief and allergy categories in 2020 as its brands benefited from competing products’ problems and COVID-19’s impact of consumer habits. IRI reveals winning brands that kept a focus on maintaining health in 2020.
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