It is expected to be a positive picture for consumer health in Pakistan in 2024, with healthy constant value and volume growth, partly supported by population growth. This positive picture is in spite of continuing soaring inflation, though growth has eased significantly from the previous year. The economy is showing signs of stabilisation and the currency is also more stable, and this is boosting consumer confidence.
Euromonitor International's Consumer Health in Pakistan report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2019-2023, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. Forecasts to 2028 illustrate how the market is set to change.
Product coverage: Allergy Care, Herbal/Traditional Products, OTC, Paediatric Consumer Health, Sports Nutrition, Vitamins and Dietary Supplements, Weight Management and Wellbeing.
Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.
Why buy this report? * Get a detailed picture of the Consumer Health market; * Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change; * Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands; * Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.
Consumer Health in Pakistan
Euromonitor International
October 2024
List Of Contents And Tables
CONSUMER HEALTH IN PAKISTAN
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Consumer health in 2024: The big picture
2024 key trends
Competitive landscape
Retailing developments
What next for consumer health?
MARKET INDICATORS
Table 1 Consumer Expenditure on Health Goods and Medical Services: Value 2019-2024
Table 2 Life Expectancy at Birth 2019-2024
MARKET DATA
Table 3 Sales of Consumer Health by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 4 Sales of Consumer Health by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 5 NBO Company Shares of Consumer Health: % Value 2020-2024
Table 6 LBN Brand Shares of Consumer Health: % Value 2021-2024
Table 7 Penetration of Private Label by Category: % Value 2019-2024
Table 8 Distribution of Consumer Health by Format: % Value 2019-2024
Table 9 Distribution of Consumer Health by Format and Category: % Value 2024
Table 10 Forecast Sales of Consumer Health by Category: Value 2024-2029
Table 11 Forecast Sales of Consumer Health by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
APPENDIX
OTC registration and classification
Vitamins and dietary supplements registration and classification
Self-medication/self-care and preventive medicine
Switches
DISCLAIMER
DEFINITIONS
SOURCES
Summary 1 Research Sources
ANALGESICS IN PAKISTAN
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
Muted constant value growth in 2024
Multinational brands retain leadership
Concerns over dipyrone
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Essentialness of analgesics ensure continuing growth
Pharmacies continue to be significant channel
Continuing innovation as players look to add value
CATEGORY DATA
Table 12 Sales of Analgesics by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 13 Sales of Analgesics by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 14 NBO Company Shares of Analgesics: % Value 2020-2024
Table 15 LBN Brand Shares of Analgesics: % Value 2021-2024
Table 16 Forecast Sales of Analgesics by Category: Value 2024-2029
Table 17 Forecast Sales of Analgesics by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
COUGH, COLD AND ALLERGY (HAY FEVER) REMEDIES IN PAKISTAN
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
High incidence of respiratory illnesses supports volume sales
Procter & Gamble maintains its lead in 2024
Combination products continue to be popular
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Herbal/traditional cough, cold and allergy remedies increasingly popular
Increasing influence of social media
Over dependence on antibiotics a growing issue
CATEGORY DATA
Table 18 Sales of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 19 Sales of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 20 NBO Company Shares of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies: % Value 2020-2024
Table 21 LBN Brand Shares of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies: % Value 2021-2024
Table 22 Forecast Sales of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies by Category: Value 2024-2029
Table 23 Forecast Sales of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
DIGESTIVE REMEDIES IN PAKISTAN
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
Modern lifestyles drive demand for digestive remedies
Sanofi-Aventis continues to lead
Competition from increasing popularity of dietary supplements
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Stable growth over forecast period
Shift towards natural products
Ageing population will drive growth for digestive remedies
CATEGORY DATA
Table 24 Sales of Digestive Remedies by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 25 Sales of Digestive Remedies by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 26 NBO Company Shares of Digestive Remedies: % Value 2020-2024
Table 27 LBN Brand Shares of Digestive Remedies: % Value 2021-2024
Table 28 Forecast Sales of Digestive Remedies by Category: Value 2024-2029
Table 29 Forecast Sales of Digestive Remedies by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
DERMATOLOGICALS IN PAKISTAN
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
Continuing prevalence of common skin conditions drives volume sales
Abbott retains significant lead
Topical germicidals/antiseptics register highest value growth
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Moderate growth over forecast period
Growth in hair loss treatments
Greater scrutiny of ingredients
CATEGORY DATA
Table 30 Sales of Dermatologicals by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 31 Sales of Dermatologicals by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 32 NBO Company Shares of Dermatologicals: % Value 2020-2024
Table 33 LBN Brand Shares of Dermatologicals: % Value 2021-2024
Table 34 Forecast Sales of Dermatologicals by Category: Value 2024-2029
Table 35 Forecast Sales of Dermatologicals by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
WOUND CARE IN PAKISTAN
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
Continuing value growth for wound care
Uniferoz continues to dominate wound care in 2024
Increasing distribution through grocery outlets
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Stable performance over forecast period
Innovation needed to stand out from competition
Potential for natural trend to extend to wound care
CATEGORY DATA
Table 36 Sales of Wound Care by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 37 Sales of Wound Care by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 38 NBO Company Shares of Wound Care: % Value 2020-2024
Table 39 LBN Brand Shares of Wound Care: % Value 2021-2024
Table 40 Forecast Sales of Wound Care by Category: Value 2024-2029
Table 41 Forecast Sales of Wound Care by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
VITAMINS IN PAKISTAN
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
Vitamins continue to be popular
International brands continue to dominate in vitamins
Multivitamins account for most value sales
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Continuing demand for multivitamins, vitamin C and D
Opportunity for development of personalised vitamins
Further segmentation in multivitamins
CATEGORY DATA
Table 42 Sales of Vitamins by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 43 Sales of Vitamins by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 44 Sales of Multivitamins by Positioning: % Value 2019-2024
Table 45 NBO Company Shares of Vitamins: % Value 2020-2024
Table 46 LBN Brand Shares of Vitamins: % Value 2021-2024
Table 47 Forecast Sales of Vitamins by Category: Value 2024-2029
Table 48 Forecast Sales of Vitamins by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS IN PAKISTAN
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
Healthy value growth in 2024
Merck holds a strong lead
Superfoods and enriched beverages increasingly compete with dietary supplements
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Positive outlook for dietary supplements
E-commerce see value growth
Increasing segmentation over forecast period
CATEGORY DATA
Table 49 Sales of Dietary Supplements by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 50 Sales of Dietary Supplements by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 51 Sales of Dietary Supplements by Positioning: % Value 2019-2024
Table 52 NBO Company Shares of Dietary Supplements: % Value 2020-2024
Table 53 LBN Brand Shares of Dietary Supplements: % Value 2021-2024
Table 54 Forecast Sales of Dietary Supplements by Category: Value 2024-2029
Table 55 Forecast Sales of Dietary Supplements by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
WEIGHT MANAGEMENT AND WELLBEING IN PAKISTAN
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
Muted constant value growth in 2024, with marginal volume decline
Getz Pharma retains lead in weight management and wellbeing
Continuing growth in e-commerce
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Muted constant value growth over forecast period
Supplement nutrition drinks poised to expand
Shift in focus from losing weight to being healthy
CATEGORY DATA
Table 56 Sales of Weight Management and Wellbeing by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 57 Sales of Weight Management and Wellbeing by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 58 NBO Company Shares of Weight Management and Wellbeing: % Value 2020-2024
Table 59 LBN Brand Shares of Weight Management and Wellbeing: % Value 2021-2024
Table 60 Forecast Sales of Weight Management and Wellbeing by Category: Value 2024-2029
Table 61 Forecast Sales of Weight Management and Wellbeing by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
SPORTS NUTRITION IN PAKISTAN
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
Value sales still low, but growing
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Healthy value growth, though from very low base
CATEGORY DATA
Table 62 Sales of Sports Nutrition by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 63 Sales of Sports Nutrition by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 64 NBO Company Shares of Sports Nutrition: % Value 2020-2024
Table 65 LBN Brand Shares of Sports Nutrition: % Value 2021-2024
Table 66 Forecast Sales of Sports Nutrition by Category: Value 2024-2029
Table 67 Forecast Sales of Sports Nutrition by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
HERBAL/TRADITIONAL PRODUCTS IN PAKISTAN
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
Positive value growth in 2024
Continuing dominance of cough and cold remedies
Local players dominate fragmented landscape
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Positive outlook over forecast period
Expansion into new product areas
Social media plays greater role over forecast period
CATEGORY DATA
Table 68 Sales of Herbal/Traditional Products: Value 2019-2024
Table 69 Sales of Herbal/Traditional Products: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 70 NBO Company Shares of Herbal/Traditional Products: % Value 2020-2024
Table 71 LBN Brand Shares of Herbal/Traditional Products: % Value 2021-2024
Table 72 Forecast Sales of Herbal/Traditional Products: Value 2024-2029
Table 73 Forecast Sales of Herbal/Traditional Products: % Value Growth 2024-2029
PAEDIATRIC CONSUMER HEALTH IN PAKISTAN
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
Continuing value growth in 2024
Cold and cough remedies focus on natural positioning
Foreign multinationals benefit from consumer trust
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Growing emphasis on preventative health
Climate change drives growth of certain OTC medications
Players focus on child-friendly design
CATEGORY DATA
Table 74 Sales of Paediatric Consumer Health by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 75 Sales of Paediatric Consumer Health by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 76 Forecast Sales of Paediatric Consumer Health by Category: Value 2024-2029
Table 77 Forecast Sales of Paediatric Consumer Health by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029