Sales value of the over-the-counter medication market in Great Britain 2000-2021

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 1.65 billion British pounds, by 2021 this figure reached nearly 2.9 billion British pounds.

OTC category breakdown

From the 2.87 billion pounds sales value that OTC medicines amounted to in 2021, pain relief was the category with the highest sales value at some 693 million pounds. The second highest category was vitamins and minerals with a sales value of 454 million pounds, and then cough, cold, and sore throat at some 421 million pounds.

Leading brands in the market

In the UK, the among the leading adult oral analgesics (also known as painkillers) brands by sales value was Nurofen with a sales value of around 80 million British pounds. The pediatric analgesic market was dominated by Calpol with a sales value of more than 50 million British pounds.