¹ OTC (over the counter) and OTX market in pharmacies including mail order.
OTC medicines are usually understood to mean non-prescription medicines that are sold exclusively in pharmacies. In the source, the term is also used for over-the-counter medicines.
OTX medicines are non-prescription medicines that have been prescribed by a doctor on a private prescription, a green prescription or a statutory health insurance prescription.
The Federal Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (BAH) was renamed Pharma-Deutschland e.V. in 2024.
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Pharma Deutschland. (August 8, 2024). Best-selling over the counter medicine in Germany in 2023, by type (in million packaging units) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/1445722/best-selling-over-the-counter-medicine-by-type-units-sold-germany/
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