Spike in cases pushes up medicine sales four-fold
The Hindu
Sale of immunity boosters up by 20 times; generic medicine shops do brisk business
With a spike in COVID-19 cases, the sale of drugs used in treating the infection and immunity boosters has skyrocketed. Sale of medicines such as paracetamol for fever, immunity boosters like vitamin C tablets and antibiotics, which are used for treatment of sore throat, have increased significantly, courtesy the pandemic. According to information, the sales have increased by three to four times depending upon factors such as segment of medicine, location of pharmacy shop, and investment. Some of the generic medicines shops that used to do a business of ₹50,000 to ₹70,000 per day have seen a quantum jump with the sales touching ₹2.5 lakh. A few others which were making a business in the range of ₹5,000 to ₹10,000 are now doing a business of not less than ₹15,000 a day.
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