Market figures

The current value of the UK over-the-counter (OTC) market is £2.3 billion. 

In 2008, people bought over 977 million packs of OTC medicines to treat themselves.

A breakdown of the market by product category is available to download below. Please note that PAGB does not hold market figures for specific brands.

This data is provided to PAGB by Information Resources (IRI)

For further information please contact Claire Weaver, PAGB Communications Officer on 020 7421 9319.