The huge OTC drug market of China is a huge cake for the pharmaceutical enterprises which hope to "eat" more and seize more market shares. The "2017 China OTC Enterprise and Product Rankings" issued by China Nonprescription Medicines Association recently has attracted very extensive attention, especially those top-ranking pharmaceutical enterprises and products. Next, let’s see the details.

Table I 2017 Top 10 OTC Manufacturers by Comprehensive Ranking in China
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Ranking |
Enterprise name |
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1 |
Xiuzheng Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. |
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2 |
Taiji Group Co., Ltd. |
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3 |
China Resources Sanjiu Medical & Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. |
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4 |
Dong-E-E-Jiao Co., Ltd. |
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5 |
Yangtze River Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. |
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6 |
Yunnan Baiyao Group Co., Ltd. |
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7 |
J & J’s OTC Business |
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8 |
Sunflower Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. |
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9 |
Renhe (Group) Development Co., Ltd. |
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10 |
Tasly Holding Group Co., Ltd. |
2017 Top 10 OTC Manufacturers by Comprehensive Ranking in China is as shown in Table I, including Xiuzheng Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd., Taiji Group Co., Ltd., China Resources Sanjiu Medical & Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Dong-E-E-Jiao Co., Ltd., Yangtze River Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd., Yunnan Baiyao Group Co., Ltd., J & J’s OTC Business, Sunflower Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd., Renhe (Group) Development Co., Ltd., and Tasly Holding Group Co., Ltd. The reason for the high rankings of those pharmaceutical enterprises was because of their layout of important OTC products.
Xiuzheng Pharmaceutical ranked top among the pharmaceutical enterprises, however, it did not have many drugs listed, therefore, the pharmaceutical product layout of Xiuzheng emphasized quality over quantity. Xiuzheng’s drug for digestion: Sidashu (vitamin U, belladonna and aluminum capsules II) is a household name in China, which ranked top among chemical OTC drugs for digestion in 2017; in addition, the Feining Granules under Xiuzheng also ranked top among the Chinese patent medicines for cough relieving, phlegm resolving, and asthma relieving; Erding Granules ranked top among the Chinese patent medicines for heat clearing and detoxifying; Compound Lonicera Granules ranked third among the Chinese patent medicines for heat clearing and detoxifying; the Liu Wei Di Huang Wan (Six-Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia) under Tongyao Pharmaceutical Group controlled by Xiuzheng ranked fifth among the Chinese patent medicines for tonifying in the competition of multiple similar products.
The most important product of Taiji Group that ranked second in the above list is the Taiji Huoxiang Zhengqi Oral Liquid that ranked top among the Chinese patent medicines for common cold with summer-heat a...










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