The Bulgarian drug market rose 18.5% YoY to BGN 909m in 2006, says the annual report of the Bulgarian Drug Agency released on Monday. Locally manufactured drugs accounted for BGN 166m of total sales. Bulgarians bought a total of 156m drug packages during the review period with local drugs holding a slight lead over foreign brands. The year's best-selling drug was Sopharma's pain-reliever Analgin.