REMEDIUMREMEDIUM1561-59362658-3534Joint-Stock Company Chicot208110.32687/1561-5936-2026-30-3-245-250Original ArticleVolumetric and structural analysis of the pharmacy market of dietary supplements for childrenSalyamovaAlsu D.alsu.salyamova@spcpu.ruKhalimovaAlina A.alina.khalimova@pharminnotech.comTrofimovaElena O.elena.trofimova@pharminnotech.comSt. Petersburg State Chemical and Pharmaceutical University, St. Petersburg, Russia2809202630324525029092026Copyright © 2026,2026The aim of the study was to identify the key market indicators of the pharmacy market for dietary supplements (DS) intended for children. The analysis was based on the DSM Group database for 2019—2024, which additionally included the selection and classification of trade names of dietary supplements recommended for children (DSс) and for both children and adults (DSсa). As of 2024, the total pharmacy range of dietary supplements that can be recommended for children (DSc + DSca) included more than 3,500 items. Their sales volume amounted to 203.6 million packages, worth 48.0 billion rubles at retail prices. Compared to 2019, the market stagnated in units but doubled in value terms. DSca products dominated the overall sales structure (64.3% and 79.4%, respectively), and their sales dynamics in value terms were almost twice as high as those of DSc. The leading groups by sales are sources of vitamins, minerals and their complexes, probiotics, and herbal DS. In physical terms, hematogen also occupies a significant share of the market. In terms of dosage forms, capsules, tablets, and chewable forms are the leaders by sales in units. In the sales structure of DS with a general effect, more than 80% of all packages are dietary supplements intended for children of early age and from 3 years of age. Overall, the Russian DS market for children demonstrates general patterns typical of the global market for childrens DS, while also having specific features determined by the peculiarities of regulatory requirements and consumption traditions. Although DSc currently accounts for a relatively small market share, it can be expected that the planned changes regarding the regulation of the use of dietary supplements in medical practice will contribute to the development of this market segment.dietary supplements for childrenRussian pharmacy marketsources of vitamins and mineralsprobioticsherbal dietary supplementsбиологически активные добавки для детейроссийский рынок аптечных продажисточники витаминов и минераловпробиотикибиологически активные добавки растительного происхождения1.Stepanova A. M., Plutnitsky A. N., Gameeva E. V. Review of dietary supplements: regulation, market trends, use and health impact. Pharmacoeconomics. Modern Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmacoepidemiology. 2024;17(3):396—408. doi: 10.17749/2070—4909/farmakoekonomika.2024.270 (In Russ.)2.Jovičić-Bata J., Milošević N., Gavarić N. et al. Dietary supplements' regulation: are we doing enough to protect the children? A narrative review. Children (Basel). 2026;13(1):74. doi: 10.3390/children130100743.Barretto J. R., Gouveia M. A.d.C., Alves C. Use of dietary supplements by children and adolescents. J. Pediatr. (Rio J.). 2024;100:S31–S39. doi: 10.1016/j.jped.2023.09.0084.Nechaeva Yu. V. Review of pharmacy sales of dietary supplements based on the results of 2025. Remedium. Collection of Scientific and Analytical Articles. 2026;(1):203—209. (In Russ.)5.Pautova E. A. Pharmacy market of vitamins for children. Medicines and dietary supplements. Remedium. 2008;(10):16—20. (In Russ.)6.Sidorova I. A. Children and vitamins. Review of vitaminized dietary supplements for children based on the results of the first half of 2013. Remedium. 2013;(9):24—26. (In Russ.)7.Safonova N. V., Trofimova E. O. Medicines or dietary supplements? Comparative analysis of regulatory requirements for the registration of herbal products. Remedium. 2023;27(2):165—171. doi: 10.32687/1561-5936-2023-27-2-165-171 (In Russ.)8.Safonova N. V., Trofimova E. O. Review of the Russian herbal medicines market. Remedium. 2021;(3):11—22. doi: 10.32687/1561-5936-2022-26-1-4-11 (In Russ.)