Flu outbreak is tonic for medicine sales

"Severe cough, cold, influenza infections led to the sale of medicines going up by 20-25% in February," said Rajiv Singhal, general secretary, AIOCD, which is monitoring the situation to ensure that stocks are adequate. "We have seen a significant rise in the sales of fever medicines like paracetamol, azithromycin and cough syrups."
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news