Finnish pharmaceutical market
The trend in wholesales illustrates the development of the pharmaceutical market. The wholesales sell medicines to pharmacies, hospitals and grocery stores. The pharmacy market accounts for 72% of the whole while the share of hospitals is about 26% and grocery stores under 2%.
The above breakdown of the market is the most frequently used. The various sectors of the market behave differently, and this is reflected in the sales trend. To get an overall picture, it is also important to follow the international statistics.