
Sales volume of non-prescription painkillers in Italy 2023, by category
In 2023, general painkillers recorded a market volume of 32.1 million packages in Italy, ranking first among non-prescription analgesics. The market volume of painkillers to treat muscle pain amounted to roughly 20.8 million packages sold. As the name may suggest, painkillers are drugs that relieve pain, without altering the state of consciousness. This figure shows the sales volume of non-prescription painkillers in Italy in 2023, by category (in million units).