The 20 most popular drugs in Russia have been named. Which ones do you buy?
Miscellaneous / / November 16, 2023
Seasonal “Ingavirin”, “Arbidol” and “Kagocel” are in the top, but not in first place.
Marketing agency DSM Group, specializing in pharmaceutical market research, has published a detailed report on drug sales in September 2023. It contained a list of the 20 most popular drugs in Russian pharmacies.
The leader at the end of September was anticoagulant drug "Xarelto". In second place is the seasonal drug for eliminating the symptoms of acute respiratory infections and colds “TeraFlu”. And another anticoagulant, Eliquis, came into third position.
Also included in the top are popular remedies for ARVI, the demand for which is now only growing: “Ingavirin” (4th place), “Arbidol” (7th place) and “Kagocel” (18th place).
All of these are drugs with good advertising, and their names are well-known, but this does not mean that they are the most effective in their class. Many very popular products still have no evidence of effectiveness - they are called pacifiers, or “fuflomycins”. They work only according to the manufacturer’s words, but this does not at all prevent them from being in every first aid kit.
The entire top 20 drugs by sales value:
- "Xarelto."
- "TeraFlu".
- Eliquis.
- "Ingavirin".
- "Nurofen".
- "Grammidin."
- "Arbidol".
- "Detralex".
- "Heptral".
- "Pentalgin".
- "Edarbi."
- "Mexidol".
- "Strepsils".
- "Ursosan."
- "Miramistin".
- "Nimesil".
- "Jess."
- "Kagocel".
- "Canephron."
- "Cardiomagnyl".
Which of these products do you buy? Write in the comments.
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