An employee of the Darnitsa pharmaceutical company on May 11, 2021. Last year, producers sold fewer medicines for respiratory and gastrointestinal ailments because people wear face masks and pay more attention to keeping their hands clean.
Pharmaceutical companies are doing well, despite the turbulence caused by the global economic crisis.
Medication sales reached $4.2 billion in 2020, increasing by 4.7% year over year, even though the actual number of drugs sold went down. Producers sold more prescription drugs that are usually more expensive.