IRAN PHARMACEUTICAL SALES MARKET

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INTRODUCTION:

THE ( INPSM ) IS A QUARTERLY PUBLICATION DESIGNED TO ACCURATELY REFLECT THE QUANTITATIVE SALES OF PHARMACEUTICALS IN IRAN (PRIVATE SECTOR) .

THIS STUDY PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE ACTIVITY OF PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES AND SERVES AS A STATISTICAL TOOL OF ASSESSMENT OF SALES.

OBJECTIVE:

TO PROVIDE THE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES OPERATING IN IRAN WITH AN ACCURATE TOOL BY WHICH TO MEASURE THEIR SALES AND THE SALES OF THEIR COMPETITORS, ON A REGULAR BASIS.

METHODOLOGY:

SALES DATA IS COLLECTED DIRECTLY FROM THE MANUFACTURERS, AGENTS AND DISTRIBUTORS WORKING IN IRAN AND THEIR FIGURES INSERTED INTO THE STUDY

A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF 200 PHARMACIES THROUGHOUT IRAN ARE VISITED ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, AND THEIR PURCHASES OF PRODUCTS RECORDED.

THE DATA IS THEN CODED AND PROCESSED BY A COMPUTER PROGRAM. DURING THIS PROCESS STRICT QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES ARE APPLIED. AT THE FINAL STAGE THE DATA IS ANALYZED AND THEN PROJECTED TO THE NATIONAL LEVEL.

SELECTION OF PANEL PHARMACIES:

THE BASIS AND CRITERIA OF SELECTION WERE AS FOLLOWS:

PHARMACIES IN IRAN WERE CATEGORIZED ACCORDING TO THEIR DAILY TURNOVER

(A+) PHARMACIES DAILY TURNOVER ABOVE USD 600

(A ) PHARMACIES DAILY TURNOVER USD 400 – 600

(B ) PHARMACIES DAILY TURNOVER USD 200 – 400

(C ) PHARMACIES DAILY TURNOVER BELOW USD 200

THE WEIGHTED AVERAGE OF EACH GROUP WAS CALCULATED AND FOUR SEPARATE PROJECTION FACTORS DETERMINED.

THE REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF PHARMACIES IN IRAN

CALCULATION OF VALUES:

THE PHARMACY PURCHASE PRICE IS THE PRICE LEVEL USED TO CALCULATE THE IRANIAN RIAL VALUE.

THE PHARMACY PURCHASE PRICE IS THE PRINTED UNIT APPEARING NEXT TO EACH PRODUCT.

PHARMACY UNIVERSE VS PANEL

No.	City	Number of Pharmacies	Sample
1	Tehran	1542	34
2	Mashhad	427	18
3	Isfahan	351	18
4	Karaj	290	11
5	Shiraz	277	19
6	Tabriz	276	18
7	Ahvaz	202	14
8	Qom	137	7
9	Rasht	135	7
30	All Others	5,863	104
TOTAL		9500	250