The Indian analgesics industry has achieved a rapid rate of growth in recent years. With the highly stressed lifestyles led by people these days, there has been a simultaneous increase in pain-related disorders such as back aches, headaches and so on which, in turn, has led to brisk sales of analgesics. Indians have an increased tendency for self-medication, leading to more sales of over-the-counter analgesics. Various pharmaceutical companies have popularised systemic analgesics that are being used by consumers in cases of fever and mild pain. Apart from other types of analgesics, paracetamol, ibuprofen and aspirin account for a significant share of the domestic analgesics market. Hide this