Sale of Medicines Grows 21.75%

In the first quarter of 2016, the pharmaceutical industry has achieved a turnover of 5.18 billion R$ with the marketing of 304.9 million units, which represents a high of 21.75% in revenues and an increase of 16.02% in units sold, compared with the same period of the year 2015. The data is from Abradilan, the industry''s Association, which considers the results of his associates on the swing, responsible for the distribution of 21% of the units sold for medicines in Brazil, and 30% of generic drugs. In April, the industry earned 1.25 billion R$ with 68.64 million units of medicines marketed.