UK Pharmacy Sales Jobs

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About Pharmacy Sales....

The key event of 2001 was the ending of Retail Price Maintenance (RPM), which previously set fixed minimum prices on a wide range of Over the Counter / Consumer Healthcare (OTC) products. Chemists were wary of the prospect of a price war for General Sales Licence (GSL) products with the big grocery chains. RPM's demise had an impact on value growth of OTC as grocery multiples did exactly as chemists feared, reduced prices in key areas and on leading products.

Some products such as allergy remedies felt the first impact from price reductions, having earlier avoided the full effect due to their short selling season which took place before RPM disappeared.

Pharmacy selling is currently in decline in terms of field force numbers as the numbers of independent retail pharmacies has declined. However, there is political pressure to increase the availability of OTC Medicines. In January 2003, deregulation of the NHS system for dispensing prescriptions was announced. This allows any grocery outlet to dispense NHS medications under the supervision of a pharmacist, doing away with the previous contract system which limited the number of NHS dispensing locations to just over 12,000.

Field Sales Representatives call on independents and small chains / buying groups, whereas Head Office Based Key Account and National Account Managers will sell to Major Wholesalers and National Pharmacy Accounts.

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