France In 2022: Pharmacy And Prevention Trends Drive Double-Digit OTC Growth
Executive Summary
Consumers visiting pharmacies for preventative health products like food supplements drove strong growth in France's consumer healthcare market in 2022. To build on this success, the country's OTC manufacturers' association, NèreS, is calling for a national self-care strategy that would promote pharmacists as the go-to healthcare professionals for self-care.
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