OTC Supply Bottlenecks Ahead, Warns Europe's Largest Online Pharmacy
Executive Summary
Europe's largest e-commerce pharmacy Zur Rose predicts an OTC supply bottleneck down the line as the region's consumer health industry struggles to meet the demand resulting from Covid-19.
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