Eastern European OTC market expansion will be "key driver" of future European growth.
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
EASTERN EUROPEAN OTC MARKET EXPANSION A "KEY DRIVER" OF FUTURE GROWTH IN EUROPE, SmithKline Beecham Consumer Healthcare, Europe, Chairman Peter Jensen told the annual meeting of the European Proprietary Medicines Manufactures' Association (AESGP) in Lisbon, Portugal on June 8. With the inclusion of the Eastern European market, Jensen projected that overall European OTC sales could experience a "real growth" of 56%, totaling roughly $20.5 bil. by the year 2005.