The pharmaceuticals market in Croatia cannot be said to be small, but, as of 2018, it was still far from reaching its full potential. However, it is rigidly monitored, and limitations are set up so that most of the medication can only be purchased via prescription. Over the review period, sales of pharmaceuticals grew at a very slow rate....
Consumer health’s performance slowed in 2018 compared with the review period CAGR due to multiple factors. The limited availability of imported products as the government has taken decisions to reduce imports in order to promote and protect domestic production has had a negative effect on sales of consumer health products. Furthermore, the...
Consumer health’s retail value sales in Canada are growing due to an ageing population, a strong tradition of self-care, and increasing awareness of the importance of long-term health and wellness. Immigration is also impacting categories such as herbal/traditional products, bringing increased acceptance of these products among population...
Report Synopsis Natural source vitamin E demand will stem from increasing usage in food & beverages and cosmetics & personal care sectors. Emerging economies have been witnessing a paradigm shift in terms of shortage of time and eating patterns, triggering a growing demand for vitamins that can enrich food and drink. Natural...
Consumer health continued to perform well in Macedonia in 2018, with all categories registering solid to strong growth thanks to a combination of factors, particularly the growing health and wellness and convenience trends, and in spite of limited personal incomes and low purchasing power. This can be largely attributed to the political crisis...
In 2018, consumer health in Vietnam registered another strong performance, posting double-digit current value growth mainly as a result of factors such as increasing pollution, busier and more stressful lifestyles and rising consumer health awareness. According to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, air pollution is becoming...
Economic development in Bulgaria combined with a record high employment rate had a positive effect on consumer health sales in 2018. The overall impact of negative demographics and declining birth rates were balanced by increasing migration of the active population to the largest cities and the rise in the average and minimal salary. Lifestyle...
In spite of the rather restrictive attitude of the Austrian government towards the distribution of OTC products as well as towards switches, consumer health posted a good overall performance in terms of value growth in 2018. Strong growth was registered in digestive remedies, eye care, emergency contraception, adult mouth care and sports nutrition....
The Taiwan FDA seeks to encourage responsible self-medication and January 2015 saw the announcement of plans to switch 13 medicines, most of which involve switches from Rx to OTC status. Others involve widening the availability of certain OTC products from chemists/pharmacies and drugstores/parapharmacies to more general retail distribution....
Consumer health in Slovenia witnessed a gradual recovery across categories for another year in 2018. In spite of a number of hurdles in terms of stricter regulation and government intervention, consumers exhibited more encouraging behaviour in their demand for OTC products and purchasing patterns. This was mainly a result of progressive improvement...