Basic data on pharma

Polish pharmaceutical market value, 2002 - 2010

The Polish pharmacy market was worth was PLN 26.8bn (€6.7bn) in 2010, 2.7% more than in 2009. This was the lowest rate of growth for years. The slowdown has been attributed in part to a high comparative base (an 8% year-on-year increase in 2009), as sales were boosted in 2009 by the early peak of the flu season and concerns about swine flu, which impeded the increase in early 2010.

The non-prescription medicines market, which accounts for about one-third of total market value, was worth PLN 9.6bn (€2.4bn) in 2010, an enormous, 21.5%, increase in comparison with the previous year. This was simultaneously the most impressive year-on-year change achieved since 2002. This figure includes drugs and non-drugs such as dietary supplements, cosmetics, dressings, dental materials, diagnostic tests and medical devices.
The prescription medicines market was worth PLN 17.2bn (€4.3bn), a 3% year-on-year increase.
The reimbursement medicines market increased by 3.4% in 2010 in comparison with 2009 and was worth PLN 12.1bn (€3bn).


Detailed figures are shown in the table below:

	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Total pharmacy market (PLN bn)	16.2	17.1	17.6	18.9	20.4	21.6	24.1	26.1	26.8
Year-on-year increase	-	5.9%	2.9%	7.3%	7.9%	5.8%	11.6%	8.3%	2.7%
Total OTC market (PLN bn)	4.7	4.8	5.1	5.5	5.7	6.6	7.5	7.9	9.6
Year-on-year increase	-	1.9%	7.2%	7.9%	4.4%	15.8%	13.6%	5.3%	21.5%
Pharmacy Rx market (PLN bn)	11.48	12.27	12.47	13.28	14.1	15.0	15.8	16.7	17.2
Y-o-y change	-	6.9%	1.6%	6.5%	6.3%	6.4%	5.3%	5.7%	3.0%
Refunded drugs (PLN bn)	8.2	9.0	9.0	9.6	10.1	10.1	11.2	11.7	12.1
Y-o-y change	-	9.4%	0%	6.7%	5.9%	-0.3%	10.9%	4.5%	3.4%

Note: retail price level.
Source: PMR Publications, PharmaExpert, 2011

More information about Polish pharmaceutical market can be found in:

• Pharma Poland News
• Pharma Poland Online

and in PMR pharma market reports:

• Non-pharmacy OTC market in Poland 2011
• Pharmaceutical contract manufacturing and API sourcing in Central Europe and the Balkan states 2011
• Private healthcare market in Central Europe 2011
• Private healthcare market in Poland 2011
• Pharmaceutical contract manufacturing and API sourcing in Russia, Ukraine and the Baltic states 2011

To learn more about PMR pharmaceutical market reports covering Central and Eastern Europe:

• Dietary supplements market in Romania 2010
• Distribution on the pharmaceutical market in Central Europe 2010
• Private healthcare market in Romania 2010
• Generic and innovative drugs markets in Central and Eastern Europe 2009
• OTC market in Central and Eastern Europe 2009
• Private healthcare market in Central and Eastern Europe 2009
• Pharmaceutical contract manufacturing and API sourcing in Central and Eastern Europe 2009

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