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Consumer demand for vitamins surges due to Covid-19

IPN by IPN
20 October 2020
in Community Pharmacy, Product News, Uncategorised
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The Covid-19 pandemic has sparked a surge in demand for vitamin supplements in Ireland according to new data. United Drug, Ireland’s largest pharmaceutical wholesaler, found immunity-boosting ranges of vitamin supplements such as vitamin C, vitamin D and zinc recorded a 142% increase between March and July this year compared to the same period in 2019. Recent studies in Ireland have urged the widespread use of vitamin D supplements to help fight Covid-19 infection.[1]

The data revealed the sales of vitamin groups including children’s vitamins (108%), multivitamins (69%) and women’s health (23%) also increased significantly during the lockdown period. While joint care products increased by 46%, food supplement and weight management products sales decreased by 83% and 41% respectively.

Commenting on findings, Denis O’Driscoll, Pharmacist at United Drug said: “Vitamins can play a pivotal role in fighting viral infections and the demand both from pharmacies and consumers during the height of the health crisis was unprecedented. Ireland is not alone in seeing this spike with other countries including the USA seeing a similar trend.”

“We saw a 500% increase in demand for some vitamin products highlighting how consumer behaviour reacted to the pandemic. As we enter Autumn, Irish consumers will continue to look at ways to boost their overall health and wellbeing with vitamin supplements considered to be one avenue to help achieve this.”

United Drug is the largest supplier of medicines to community pharmacists and hospitals in Ireland. The company is part of the McKesson Corporation, a global leader in healthcare whose Irish operations includes United Drug, Lloyds Pharmacy, TCP Homecare and Median Healthcare.

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