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Switches, Pediatric Products Highlight OTC Outlook In Independent Pharmacies

 
• By Eileen Francis

OTC cold and allergy product sales lead the health, wellness and beauty segment in 16,000 US independent pharmacies, says Hamacher Resource Group. Vitamins and supplements, which lead other categories in chain retail pharmacies, are the No. 2 category in independent pharmacies.

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Sales of OTC cold and allergy products lead other consumer health and wellness and beauty categories in US independent pharmacies and are expected to grow on OTC allergy switch and children’s items, says Hamacher Resource Group.

Hamacher analyst Kyle Lentz noted in a recent blog post that cold and allergy OTC sales for the 12 months through June 2017 accounted for 17

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