France's Analgesics Sector Is More Complicated Than It Looks: What's Really Driving Demand in 2026
France has one of Europe's most established pharmacy networks and a long tradition of pharmacist-led self-care. For anyone studying how everyday pain relief products are bought, sold, and regulated in a mature European healthcare system, France offers an unusually instructive case. The analgesics sector here is steady rather than spectacular, shaped less by innovation cycles than by structural...