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£1.7 billion potential savings through greater use of OTC products

Read our groundbreaking report on the economic value of the OTC sector to find out more.
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Self-Care Census Report 2025

Read our report exploring consumer trends in self-treatable conditions and self-care practices, with insights on the current challenges and opportunities for self-care.
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PAGB’s 2024 Highlights Report

Read our latest annual report providing a review of the year and summary of our activity, progress and achievements.
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PAGB hosts strategic meeting with MHRA and member companies

Find out more about how PAGB are engaging with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), as the agency shapes its new five-year strategy.
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We are PAGB, the consumer healthcare association. We represent the manufacturers of branded over-the-counter medicines, self-care medical devices and food supplements in the UK.

Promoting best practice

Promoting best practice

Providing expert advice in advertising and enabling self-regulation

Influencing government and policy

Influencing government and policy

Leading advocacy and representing the OTC sector on Brexit, reclassification, environment and legislation

Empowering self-care

Empowering self-care

Actively promoting self-care to empower individuals to take responsibility for their health and well-being

Navigating regulatory complexities

Navigating regulatory complexities

Managing challenges and providing support and expert guidance

Latest PAGB news

Self-Care Week blog post from Mark Burdon

Our final blog post this Self-Care Week delves into the pivotal role that pharmacies are playing in the Government’s 10 Year Health Plan. Mark explores the impact of Pharmacy First paving the way, the current challenges that the Government should be prioritising and how digital tools can bring support pharmacists as they widen access to self-care and help streamline patient journeys.

Self-Care Week blog post from Mark Burdon
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Representing our members in the consumer OTC healthcare sector

We work for our members to maintain standards in advertising through self-regulation, shape health and medicines legislation, widen access to medicines, and increase awareness of self-care to consumers and healthcare professionals.

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The economic value of the OTC healthcare sector

Read PAGB’s ground-breaking report providing the most up-to-date figures to quantify the economic value of the over-the-counter sector. The report, undertaken by Frontier Economics and commissioned by PAGB, showcases the current and potential impact of OTC usage in the UK.

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Current annual impact of the UK OTC sector

£6.4bn total NHS cost savings

on prescriptions and appointments

Current annual impact of the UK OTC sector

5 days extra work

per year as a result of using an OTC product

Current annual impact of the UK OTC sector

61 million people

in the UK use OTCs each year to treat self-treatable conditions

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