Sales volume of non-prescription painkillers in Italy 2022, by category
In 2022, general painkillers recorded a market volume of 34.9 million packages in Italy, ranking first among non-prescription analgesics. The market volume of painkillers to treat muscle pain amounted to roughly 21.9 million packages sold. As the name may suggest, painkillers are drugs that relieve pain, without altering the state of consciousness. This figure shows the sales volume of non-prescription painkillers in Italy in 2022, by category (in million units).