In January–March 2023, the online sales or reservations of pharmacy products (pharmaceutical drugs and parapharmaceuticals) in Russia were 80.2 billion rubles (end-user prices, VAT included), up 2.3% from January–March 2022 (against 69.6% in Q1 2022, with its rush demand).
Market participants were significantly less active in early 2023 than during the rush demand in the spring of 2022. However, both inflation rates and stable household incomes now allow us to make optimistic industry growth forecasts, at least in the short term.