Figure 3
The vertical bar chart shows the distribution of medicine sales by category as a percentage of total sales. The vertical axis ranges from 0 to 100 in increments of 10 units. The horizontal axis includes the following categories from left to right: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 e, 2023 f, 2024 f, 2025 f, 2026 f, and 2027 f. Each year displays four vertical bars. The blue bar represents “Over-the-counter (O T C) medicine sales, percentage of total sales”, the orange bar represents “Prescription drug sales, percentage of total sales”, the grey bar represents “Patented drug sales, percentage of total sales”, and the yellow bar represents “Generic drug sales, percentage of total sales”. The data for the bars is as follows: 2019: Over-the-counter (O T C) medicine sales: 15.7 percent, Prescription drug sales: 82.5 percent, Patented drug sales: 48.3 percent, Generic drug sales: 34.45 percent. 2020: Over-the-counter (O T C) medicine sales: 15.7 percent, Prescription drug sales: 84.17 percent, Patented drug sales: 46.67 percent, Generic drug sales: 36.89 percent. 2021: Over-the-counter (O T C) medicine sales: 15.07 percent, Prescription drug sales: 85.8 percent, Patented drug sales: 46.67 percent, Generic drug sales: 37.71 percent. 2022 e: Over-the-counter (O T C) medicine sales: 15.7 percent, Prescription drug sales: 85 percent, Patented drug sales: 46.67 percent, Generic drug sales: 37.7 percent. 2023 f: Over-the-counter (O T C) medicine sales: 14.88 percent, Prescription drug sales: 84.99 percent, Patented drug sales: 45.86 percent, Generic drug sales: 39.34 percent. 2024 f: Over-the-counter (O T C) medicine sales: 14.07 percent, Prescription drug sales: 85.8 percent, Patented drug sales: 48.3 percent, Generic drug sales: 40 percent. 2025 f: Over-the-counter (O T C) medicine sales: 15.7 percent, Prescription drug sales: 87.43 percent, Patented drug sales: 45.04 percent, Generic drug sales: 41.78 percent. 2026 f: Over-the-counter (O T C) medicine sales: 13.25 percent, Prescription drug sales: 87.43 percent, Patented drug sales: 48.3 percent, Generic drug sales: 14.78 percent. 2027 f: Over-the-counter (O T C) medicine sales: 12.44 percent, Prescription drug sales: 88.25 percent, Patented drug sales: 44.23 percent, Generic drug sales: 43.341 percent. Note: All numerical data values are approximated.Over-the-counter (OTC), prescription drugs, generic drugs and patented drugs % of total sales over the period 2019–2027. e/f = Fitch Solutions estimate/forecast. Source: Drawn by the authors based on Fitch Solutions (2022-2023)