Government Skepticism And Over Regulation Holding Back Self-Care In France – GSCF Analysis

France's self-medication market lags behind its European rivals. Why is that? A skeptical and over-cautious government and a stifling regulatory system may provide at least part of the answer, the Global Self-Care Federation's recently published Self-Care Readiness Index suggests.  

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France’s self-medication market lags behind its closest European rivals, both in absolute terms and relative to the size of its Rx equivalent.

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