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THE PHARMACY STATE OF THE INDUSTRY REPORT 35 How Aussies are influenced by global rumours: Hydroxychloroquine dispensations by week 2020 1600 1400 1200 The week that Elon Musk and President Trump ‘tweeted’ about the potential curative treatment of COVID-19 by hydroxychloroquine Dispensations have since 1000 returned to stable levels, following 800 600 400 200 restrictions on supply, significant and negative press about its curative properties 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Week of the year (Week 1 = 4 Jan 2020) Sample of 4,481 pharmacies 1 Jan - 31 May Figure 3. Evidence that not everything in medicine is science! Every therapeutic category saw growth in the first quarter 2019 vs 2020 MUSCULO-SKELETAL SYSTEM G.U.SYSTEM & SEX HORMONES RESPIRATORY SYSTEM SENSORY ORGANS BLOOD + B. FORMING ORGANS SYSTEMATIC ANTI-INFECTIVES CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM AILMENTARY T. & METABOLISM NERVOUS SYSTEM ANTINEOPLAST + IMMUNOMODUL 24% 1% Respiratory medicines experienced the highest percentage growth, primarily driven by extra demand from COVID-related media MktVal Q1_2019 MktVal Q1_2020 0 100 47% 13% 33% 3% 200 21% 24% 300 400 Millions 16% 18% 500 600 Figure 4. All anatomical therapeutic categories experienced growth in Q1 2020 compared with the same period last year. Available in 50mL & 100mL Chemists’ Own® IBS Support Digestive Drops THIS MEDICINE MAY NOT BE RIGHT FOR YOU. ALWAYS READ THE LABEL BEFORE PURCHASE. FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS FOR USE. IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST, TALK TO YOU HEALTH PROFESSIONAL. RETAIL PHARMACY • JUL 2020 Dispensation of hydroxchloroquine NEW