Amazon OTCs Likely A Worry For Retailers, A Remedy For Perrigo

Amazon introduced Basic Care line of cough, cold, allergy and digestive treatment OTCs developed in a partnership with Perrigo. The range could be a major threat to store brand and private label OTCs, though success may depend on whether consumers wait for Amazon deliveries or shop at stores.

[Amazon.com Inc.]’s Basic Care OTC drug line might become a "comprehensive threat” to retailers' brands, says a health care market analyst, but there's little doubt about its benefit to manufacturer Perrigo Co. PLC.

Raymond James Financial Inc. analyst John Ransom recently noted Amazon's quiet Basic Care launch and cautioned other retailers about the...

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