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Antigen Test Sales Up 69% Over Christmas

Sales of antigen self-diagnostic tests marked the week of December 20 to 26 a new maximum since they are supplied without a prescription in pharmacies by increasing by 69%, comfortably exceeding the available stock. In those days, according to the latest data from the Iqvia consulting firm, 7,048,852 units were dispensed in Spanish pharmacies, when the stock they had was 1,379,974, which has forced these establishments to stock up for the next few days. All the communities have experienced an exponential increase and it is Madrid where 1,695,182 tests were dispensed that week, the one that experienced the greatest increase in demand. It is followed by Catalonia (1,423,811), Andalusia (1,054,272), Valencian Community (675,137), Galicia (365,177), Basque Country (311,249), Castilla y León (296,889), Castilla-La Mancha (226,769), Asturias ( 199,779), Aragon (194,837), Canarias (162,975), Murcia (132,827), Extremadura (100,068), Balearic Islands (67,510), Cantabria (55,622), Navarra (49,921) and La Rioja (36,826).

Since last June 20, when they can be purchased without the need for a prescription, pharmacies have dispensed a total of 21,361,278 rapid antigen tests, most of them in Catalonia (21.07%), Madrid (17.94%) ) and Andalusia (15.49%). (Eph)

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