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Last month, major Lithuanian pharmacies noticed a significant increase in demand for drugs to reduce pain, fever and inflammation.
Mindaugas Urbas, Head of Marketing and Communications at BENU Pharmacy, comments that compared to the beginning of the year, average sales of paracetamol have increased by 58%, of ibuprofen by one third and of aspirin and lemon by one tenth in the last three weeks.
Paracetamol sales increased
Irena Tėvelienė, marketing director for Gintarinės vaistinė, also says she has noticed a shift in demand: Paracetamol sales have increased by as much as 40 percent. Even more growth was seen in the group of pain relievers: 62 percent were purchased. more pain relievers.
According to BENU pharmacists, people are preparing for the coronavirus vaccination and come to buy medicine for possible side effects of the vaccine before vaccination. Buy not only acetaminophen and ibuprofen, but also anti-allergy medications recommended by family doctors that relieve itching, swelling, or other allergic skin reactions. Therefore, its demand has also increased significantly during the off-season. Also, customers who fear thrombus formation buy aspirin, which has blood-thinning properties.
Karolina Kudzinskienė, a pharmacist at Eurovaistinė, says that you need to be careful when choosing medications and not taking them sometimes.
“Clients often ask for medications to help overcome the side effects of a vaccine. The most important thing to know is that these over-the-counter medications should not be taken at the same time; if you have chosen to take medications that contain the active ingredient paracetamol, take them. It is also important not to take the medicine too often, if the symptoms do not go away, it is recommended to take the next tablet after a break of about 6 hours. “
Buy cold and fever remedies.
K. Kudzinskienė advises that for many clients, the first-line treatment in the event of an adverse reaction after vaccination is paracetamol. Younger people are more likely to choose ibuprofen, especially if they only feel pain but have no temperature.
The representatives of Gintarinės vaistinė claim that the increase in the purchase of medicines is also possible due to the launches next spring and the quarantine:
“Cold and fever measures may have been needed during the quarantine. People are likely to spend less and less time at home, running to parks and educational trails. Naturally, at the same time, the chances of ‘catching’ a Viruses increased, so people inevitably had to restock their pharmacies. This may have been affected by the changing weather, with snow one day and the sun warming the next. People’s outdoor clothing is also inappropriate.
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