Sensitivity To Flu Helped OTC Drug Firms End 2017 With Sales Boost

Cold and flu products performed “extraordinarily strong” wherever an influenza virus hit hardest, demonstrating “how understanding key incidents can really help tactical support and trade strategies at the local level,” market researcher says at CHPA exec conference.

The virulent 2017 flu season helped US OTC drug firms after sales in the category slowed earlier in the year without new branded products to spur growth. Private label and store brand products also gained market share in the category last year.

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