Since 2000, the annual sales value of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines in Great Britain has grown nearly year-on-year. At the start of the provided time interval, the sales value of OTC medicines was **** billion British pounds, and until 2024 this figure exceeded **** billion British pounds.
OTC category breakdown
From the **** billion pounds of sales value that OTC medicines amounted to in 2024, pain relief was the category with the highest sales value at some *** million pounds. The second-highest category was cough, cold, and sore throat remedies with a sales value of *** million pounds.
Leading brands in the market
In the UK, among the leading adult oral analgesics (also known as painkillers) brands by sales value was Nurofen with annual sales of around ** million British pounds. The pediatric analgesic market was dominated by Calpol, with annual sales of more than ** million British pounds.
All outlets, excluding health food stores. This statistic was assembled from several PAGB annual highlights. There is no information about previous years' data being restated.
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Proprietary Association of Great Britain. (March 17, 2025). Annual sales value of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines in Great Britain from 2000 to 2024 (in billion GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/425602/sales-value-for-over-the-counter-medication-in-the-united-kingdom/
Proprietary Association of Great Britain. "Annual sales value of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines in Great Britain from 2000 to 2024 (in billion GBP)." Chart. March 17, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/425602/sales-value-for-over-the-counter-medication-in-the-united-kingdom/
Proprietary Association of Great Britain. (2025). Annual sales value of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines in Great Britain from 2000 to 2024 (in billion GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/425602/sales-value-for-over-the-counter-medication-in-the-united-kingdom/
Proprietary Association of Great Britain. "Annual Sales Value of Over-the-counter (Otc) Medicines in Great Britain from 2000 to 2024 (in Billion Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Mar 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/425602/sales-value-for-over-the-counter-medication-in-the-united-kingdom/
Proprietary Association of Great Britain, Annual sales value of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines in Great Britain from 2000 to 2024 (in billion GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/425602/sales-value-for-over-the-counter-medication-in-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited June 26, 2025)
Annual sales value of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines in Great Britain from 2000 to 2024 (in billion GBP) [Graph], Proprietary Association of Great Britain, March 17, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/425602/sales-value-for-over-the-counter-medication-in-the-united-kingdom/
