Drug Sales Picking Up

Pharmaceutical sales in the country are picking after a few months of degrowth, thanks to demand for drugs during the monsoon.

- P.B. Jayakumar

Drug sales witnessed a 13.2 per cent growth in July compared to the same month last year and rose to ₹11,926 crore, according to data from drug sales tracking firm AIOCD-AWACS. While anti-infectives grew 16.1 per cent, demand for respiratory drugs increased by 17.9 per cent in July. Sales of drugs for diab