New Delhi, Sept. 20 -- The Indian Pharmaceutical Market (IPM) registered an 8.1 per cent year-on-year growth in August 2025. This comes after a 7.1 per cent growth in July and aligns closely with the overall 8 per cent growth seen in FY25. Citing data by IQVIA, HDFC Securities Pharmaceuticals report noted that unit sales slipped by 0.8 per cent during the month.

The steady momentum was largely supported by chronic therapies, including cardiac, anti-diabetic, and central nervous system (CNS) drugs, alongside strong gains in respiratory and oncology. Acute therapies, including anti-infectives and gastrointestinal drugs, however, grew at a slower pace than the overall market.

For August 2025, chronic therapies expanded 12 per cent, while a...