OTC medication retail sales in the U.S. 1965-2018
This statistic shows the total sales of OTC (over-the-counter) drugs in the United States from 1965 to 2018. For 2018, it is estimated that OTC sales in the United States reached around 35.2 billion U.S. dollars.
Total OTC drug retail sales in the U.S. from 1965 to 2018
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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CHPA. (March 31, 2019). Total OTC drug retail sales in the U.S. from 1965 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 14, 2019, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/307237/otc-sales-in-theus/
CHPA. "Total OTC drug retail sales in the U.S. from 1965 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 14, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/307237/otc-sales-in-theus/
CHPA. (2019). Total OTC drug retail sales in the U.S. from 1965 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 14, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/307237/otc-sales-in-theus/
CHPA. "Total Otc Drug Retail Sales in The U.S. from 1965 to 2018 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/307237/otc-sales-in-theus/
CHPA, Total OTC drug retail sales in the U.S. from 1965 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/307237/otc-sales-in-theus/ (last visited November 14, 2019)