According to the market research firm, NDP, sales of acne remedies at department stores rose 73 percent in 1999 and 45 percent last year, to $22 million. And NDP's research also confirmed that acne is no longer just for the teen market, over all, adults are about 60 percent of the market for prescription and over-the-counter acne medications, and the women's segemen of the adult market increased from 64 percent in 1997, to 73 percent last year.
IMS health, a research firm specializing in the pharmaceutical industry, says the market for prescription acne medications rose 16 percent, to $1.1 billion last year, and 21 percent from 1998 to 1999, to $960 million. Sales of the drugs most often prescribed for women increased even more rapidly and accounted for nearly two-thirds of the market in 2000. The overall figures do not include Ortho Tri-Cyclen, a birth control pill, made by a division of Johnson & Johnson, that has been proven to clear-up blemishes and had a 40 percent increase in sales last year.
The research firm of A. C. Nielsen states that sales of acne treatments in supermarkets and drugstores grew 15.5 percent in 2000, to $338 million.
Next week, Part II:
Accutane, laser treatments, peels, microdermabrasion and more. What therapies are out there to help those stricken with acne and acne scarring?
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