Network of pharmacies Bill R $34.75 bi until September, up 7%

The revenues of 23 pharmacies and networks R $34.75 billion between January and September this year, up 7.09% seen a year earlier, according to data from the Brazilian Association of Pharmacies and Drugstores (Abrafarma). The networks associated with the entity represent 9.2% of total 76000 pharmacies in the country, but focused more than 45% of revenues in the industry. The non-prescription remedies recorded revenues of $5.55 billion in the period under examination R, 15.02% growth. Already the sale of non-prescription drugs, which are the items of hygiene, cosmetics and Perfumery, for example, totaled $10.88 billion, increased R 4.01%. Expand the number of stores the associated Abrafarma increased by 8.42%, from 6,710 to 7,275, according to the entity. Already the number of hires rose 7.30%, from 116,058 to 124,537 employees.