Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Medicine sale trend and shifting pattern of diseases in India

The last decade has seen a shifting pattern of diseases in India. 

 Diseases due to infections 
have dropped down from 57 to 41%. 

But percentage of life style diseases 
like various bone ailment and diabetes have gone up from 9 to 14%.
(report based on health sector research firm IMS-Health and market research firm Water House Cooper's study)



Medicines with highest sale, some indications for health of Indians:
Antibiotic are highly consumed medicines
Augmentin
Rs 2.942 billion

Most common cough and cold
Corex
Rs 2.862 billion
Phensedyl
Rs 2.826 billion

Analgesics and antipyretics are on third ladder
Voveran
Rs 2.63 billion

Diabetes: Increasing number of sickness
Highest number of diabetic patients of all the world are in India. At present we have 41 million diabetic patients, which will grow up to 73 million by 2025. Last one year has seen 29% sale rate of diabetic drugs.
Human Mixtard
Rs 2.611 billion
Glycomet-GP
Rs 1.708 billion
Typhoid
Monocef
Rs 2.374 billion
Infection threat is still looming large in our country


Indians purchased many medicines without consulting physician,
like as:  
Liver tonic
Liv.52
Rs 2.193 billion

Antiseptic
Betadine
Rs 2.001 billion 

Iron tonic
Dexorange
Rs 1.831 billion 

Dabur Chyavnprash
Rs 2.50 billion
Vicks
Rs 5.27 billion

Zandu balm
Rs 2 billion


Some interesting facts of Indian drug market,
which is of 740 billion:
#Medicines of Heart diseases and Neuro disorders were sold with a 22% growth rate in last one year.
#83% medicines are consumed in cities, only 17% in villages; while 67% of all the population lives in villages.
#We spend 8% on medicines of all our earning, it will go up to 13% by 2025.
#90% medicines are branded in India, only 10% medicines are generic and cheaper.

Medicine comprising percentage in Indian drug market:
Anti infections-17
Cardiac-12
Gastro-intestinal-11
Respiratory related-9
Analgesics-9
Vitamins/Nutrients-8
Anti diabetic-6
Gynaecoloy-6
Skin related-5
Neuro-5
Others-12.

#thankfully shared the dainik bhaskar/dated 25 August 2013, Sunday for the report based on health sector research firm IMS-Health and market research firm Water House Cooper's study.



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