During a March 2020 survey of consumers in the United States, 29.2 percent of respondents stated that if confined to their homes during the coronavirus, they were likely to purchase prescriptions and over the counter medicines online. OTC healthcare sales have increased significantly in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Share of consumers in the United States who believe they might purchase prescriptions and OTC medication online if confined at home due to the coronavirus as of March 2020
Original question: What type of products do you think you might purchase online if
you are confined to your home during a Coronavirus outbreak? PRESCRIPTIONS AND OVER THE COUNTER MEDICINES
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Izea. (March 17, 2020). Share of consumers in the United States who believe they might purchase prescriptions and OTC medication online if confined at home due to the coronavirus as of March 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106468/likelihood-online-medication-purchase-due-to-coronavirus-home-usa/
Izea. "Share of consumers in the United States who believe they might purchase prescriptions and OTC medication online if confined at home due to the coronavirus as of March 2020." Chart. March 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed October 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106468/likelihood-online-medication-purchase-due-to-coronavirus-home-usa/
Izea. (2020). Share of consumers in the United States who believe they might purchase prescriptions and OTC medication online if confined at home due to the coronavirus as of March 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106468/likelihood-online-medication-purchase-due-to-coronavirus-home-usa/
Izea. "Share of Consumers in The United States Who Believe They Might Purchase Prescriptions and Otc Medication Online If Confined at Home Due to The Coronavirus as of March 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106468/likelihood-online-medication-purchase-due-to-coronavirus-home-usa/
Izea, Share of consumers in the United States who believe they might purchase prescriptions and OTC medication online if confined at home due to the coronavirus as of March 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106468/likelihood-online-medication-purchase-due-to-coronavirus-home-usa/ (last visited October 13, 2024)
Share of consumers in the United States who believe they might purchase prescriptions and OTC medication online if confined at home due to the coronavirus as of March 2020 [Graph], Izea, March 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106468/likelihood-online-medication-purchase-due-to-coronavirus-home-usa/