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Analgesics in India

Published Jan 16, 2026
Length 25 Pages
SKU # EP20772967

Description

Analgesics in India witnessed high single-digit growth rates in value terms during 2025, reinforcing its position as the largest category within consumer health. This growth is supported by expansion of the broader OTC market and by rising self-medication for headaches, fever, body pain and musculoskeletal issues. Consumers are increasingly open to seeking quick, affordable relief without visiting a doctor.

Euromonitor International's Analgesics in India report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2021-2025, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. Forecasts to 2030 illustrate how the market is set to change.

Product coverage: Systemic Analgesics, Topical Analgesics/Anaesthetic.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

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* Get a detailed picture of the Analgesics market;
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* Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
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Table of Contents

25 Pages
Analgesics in India
Euromonitor International
January 2026
List Of Contents And Tables
ANALGESICS IN INDIA
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
Analgesics achieve high single digit growth as everyday solution for pain relief
Competition intensifies as development focuses on hybrid formulations and specific types of pain
Availability across e-pharmacy and quick commerce platforms drives growth
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Urban performance-driven lifestyles will drive analgesics demand in the forecast period
Convenient formats to drive higher analgesics usage in India
Pain management is forecast to evolve from reactive relief to proactive, lifestyle-based prevention
CATEGORY DATA
Table 1 Sales of Analgesics by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 2 Sales of Analgesics by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
Table 3 NBO Company Shares of Analgesics: % Value 2021-2025
Table 4 LBN Brand Shares of Analgesics: % Value 2022-2025
Table 5 Forecast Sales of Analgesics by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 6 Forecast Sales of Analgesics by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
CONSUMER HEALTH IN INDIA
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Consumer Health in 2025: The big picture
Key trends in 2025
Competitive landscape
Channel developments
What next for Consumer Health?
MARKET INDICATORS
Table 7 Consumer Expenditure on Health Goods and Medical Services: Value 2020-2025
Table 8 Life Expectancy at Birth 2020-2025
MARKET DATA
Table 9 Sales of Consumer Health by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 10 Sales of Consumer Health by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
Table 11 NBO Company Shares of Consumer Health: % Value 2021-2025
Table 12 LBN Brand Shares of Consumer Health: % Value 2022-2025
Table 13 Penetration of Private Label in Consumer Health by Category: % Value 2020-2025
Table 14 Distribution of Consumer Health by Format: % Value 2020-2025
Table 15 Distribution of Consumer Health by Format and Category: % Value 2025
Table 16 Forecast Sales of Consumer Health by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 17 Forecast Sales of Consumer Health by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
APPENDIX
OTC registration and classification
Vitamins and dietary supplements registration and classification
Self-medication/self-care and preventive medicine
Switches
DISCLAIMER
DEFINITIONS
SOURCES
Summary 1 Research Sources

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