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IMS reports 10% global growth
In its monthly Drug Monitor, Westport, CT-based IMS Health reported overall 10% growth in retail drug sales, to $209.7 billion, for twelve strategic global markets in the twelve-month period from March 1999 to February 2000. North America is the global leader in pharmaceutical sales growth, at 15% and $92.3 billion in sales during this period. The average sales growth for the top five European markets was 8%, for a combined total sales value of $53.7 billion in Europe.
In its monthly Drug Monitor, Westport, CT-based IMS Health reported overall 10% growth in retail drug sales, to $209.7 billion, for twelve strategic global markets in the twelve-month period from March 1999 to February 2000. North America is the global leader in pharmaceutical sales growth, at 15% and $92.3 billion in sales during this period. The average sales growth for the top five European markets was 8%, for a combined total sales value of $53.7 billion in Europe.
Of the 12 markets, the United States continues to experience the most significant growth, with 15% sales growth and $87.4 billion in sales in the twelve months to February. The top five European markets - Germany, France, Italy, the U.K. and Spain - showed an overall 8% sales growth rate during this period, the same rate recorded the previous month. Italy, the U.K. and Spain all posted double-digit growth rates, at 10%, 11% and 11%, respectively. Growth rates in Germany and France, the two largest European markets, remained stable at 6% each. PR
Beyond the Birthrate: The Societal Costs of Maternal Mortality
September 6th 2024Head of Medical Affairs and Outcomes Research at Organon, Charlotte Owens, MD, FACOG, discusses the most critical changes needed to close the gaps in R&D for maternal health solutions and how feasible they are to make.
