In 2020, the total sales revenue of Chinese patent drugs in conventional pharmacies in China amounted to around *** billion yuan, representing a drop from the previous year and the lowest figure since 2017. Chinese patient drugs represented roughly a quarter of all revenues in brick-and-mortar pharmacies, with many over-the-counter (OTC) Chinese patent drugs being widely used for common conditions such as colds, fever, and diarrhea.
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