Local pharmacies are losing customers: more than a third of pharmacies (34%) are experiencing a decline in the number of customers. At the same time, OTC and over-the-counter manufacturers continue to have an image problem with pharmacies. These findings from recent Bonsai pharmacy studies - and the question of how OTC manufacturers should react to them - have generated a broad response in the trade press.
Read moreThe trade press reports on the current results of the Bonsai OTC Pharmacies Field Service Rating 2023. According to this, Ratiopharm, Bionorica, Beiersdorf and Orthomol have the best field service. In general, three quarters of pharmacies do not want to do without OTC sales force visits. However, the individual observations of the manufacturers show serious differences - especially in very decisive criteria such as the willingness to recommend.
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