Natural health products account for one in every three dollars spent on non-prescription treatments
STORY LAB CATHERINE HANRAHANUPDATED ABOUT 3 HOURS AGOIf anyone thought that the human opportunity was small take a look at the chart from the abc news website just now.One in every three dollars spent on non-prescription medicines is spent on vitamins and other natural health products.
The latest report on Australia's health showed that nearly $1.5 billion was spent on natural health products in 2015-16, which includes herbal medicines, homeopathic preparations and probiotics.
Spending on natural health therapies grew by 21 per cent from 2014-15, making it the fastest growing category of over-the-counter medications.
Foot care products and medicines for digestion experienced the next highest growth in spending.
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The second fastest growth category is digestive health.
Natural health products account for one in every three dollars...
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