Category: Over-the-Counter Drugs
Over-the-Counter Drugs market research reports by Euromonitor International
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Consumer Health in Argentina
Consumer Health in Argentina In 2024, consumer health in Argentina is facing decline in retail volume terms, while current value growth soars in line with inflationary pressures. Argentina is in the midst of recession and has one of the highest inflation rates in the world, forcing consumer health b ... Read More
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Herbal/Traditional Products in New Zealand
Herbal/Traditional Products in New Zealand The health and wellness trend continues to fuel demand for herbal/traditional products, with the category set to see solid retail current value growth in New Zealand in 2024. However, in addition to retail volume growth, some of this value growth is due to ... Read More
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Analgesics in China
Analgesics in China Systemic analgesics, represented mainly by ibuprofen, witnessed an extraordinary surge in demand in China during the first and second quarters of 2023. This unprecedented growth was a direct consequence of the lifting of lockdown restrictions in the final quarter of 2022. The str ... Read More
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Consumer Health in Chile
Consumer Health in Chile Consumer health in Chile maintains modest value growth, consistent with the previous year. The industry has faced a slowdown compared to its performance during the pandemic, where supplementation became a priority for consumers amid the health crisis. This was combined with ... Read More
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Consumer Health in Belgium
Consumer Health in Belgium Consumer health in Belgium is projected to continue its positive retail current value growth trend, recording good retail sales figures for 2024. However, there are different dynamics in different categories. Indeed, while OTC is suffering from a shift to more natural prod ... Read More
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Consumer Health in New Zealand
Consumer Health in New Zealand Retail current value growth within consumer health in New Zealand in 2024 has been strongly influenced by unit price growth, which is attributable to the broader inflationary pressures affecting New Zealand in the years since COVID-19 first hit the country’s shores. Wi ... Read More
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Consumer Health in Italy
Consumer Health in Italy The consumer health market in Italy is set to record moderate current value growth in 2024. Expectations for the flu season were initially positive, but were partly disappointed by a very strong but short-lived flu wave, which led to an early drop in sales in the related cat ... Read More
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Consumer Health in Thailand
Consumer Health in Thailand Consumer health in Thailand continues to post solid growth in 2024, supported by the preventative health trend, and an ageing population. An increasing number of Thai consumers are also suffering from noncommunicable diseases such as heart disease, cancer, chronic respira ... Read More
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Consumer Health in Hong Kong, China
Consumer Health in Hong Kong, China Consumer health in Hong Kong is experiencing a dynamic transformation, as the city's population becomes increasingly proactive in managing their wellbeing. The return of mainland Chinese tourists has further boosted the demand for vitamins and dietary supplements, ... Read More
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Consumer Health in the Philippines
Consumer Health in the Philippines The market for consumer health products in the Philippines is set to continue to enjoy healthy growth in current value terms in 2024. The ongoing influence of COVID-19 has had a lasting impact on Filipino lifestyles, with health and wellbeing remaining central conc ... Read More
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Analgesics in Mexico
Analgesics in Mexico Analgesics remains an important category within the consumer health industry in Mexico. However, after a peak of retail current value growth for several years during the pandemic, the category returned to a more normal rate of increase in 2023, and this more stable level of grow ... Read More
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Analgesics in Italy
Analgesics in Italy Analgesics is set to see a decline in retail value sales in current terms in Italy in 2024. The category’s performance was adversely affected by a peculiar flu season. Despite the record 14.5 million infections reported by RespiVirNet, the flu season showed an unusual pattern. In ... Read More
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Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies in Argentina
Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies in Argentina Cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies in Argentina face a sizeable decline in constant value sales over 2024. Average income levels remain below historical standards with many Argentinean households facing reduced purchasing power in t ... Read More
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Analgesics in Vietnam
Analgesics in Vietnam In 2024, analgesics is expected to continue to show stable growth in retail current value terms in Vietnam, due to the growing popularity of self-medication. Vietnamese consumers are turning to analgesics for relief from mild pain caused by headaches, stress-related ailments, a ... Read More
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Analgesics in Japan
Analgesics in Japan Although systemic analgesics in Japan is not set to see significant growth in retail current value terms in 2024, as it did in 2023, it is expected to continue to increase. A major event that impacted Japan in May 2023 was the reclassification of COVID-19, from a second-class to ... Read More
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Dermatologicals in Chile
Dermatologicals in Chile Dermatologicals in Chile is a fairly stable category that has, however, shown signs of dynamism for the second consecutive year. While this category typically demonstrates notable stability and has not exhibited substantial growth following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictio ... Read More
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Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies in Vietnam
Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies in Vietnam In 2024, cough, cold, and allergy (hay fever) remedies is expected to see a slowdown in retail current value growth in Vietnam, as the category becomes more mature. Although still seeing solid growth, consumer demand for such products has becom ... Read More
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Sleep Aids in China
Sleep Aids in China Although it remains a relatively small category within consumer health in China, sleep aids has experienced several years of robust growth, and is projected to continue to achieve double-digit expansion in retail current value terms in 2024. With the increasing pressures of moder ... Read More
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Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies in the Philippines
Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies in the Philippines The market for cough, cold, and allergy (hay fever) remedies in the Philippines is projected to experience robust growth in current value terms in 2024. This trend is being driven by rising urbanisation, which creates favourable conditi ... Read More
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Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies in Italy
Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies in Italy Cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies is set to see retail value sales fall in current terms in Italy in 2024. Remedies for coughs and colds suffered from the waning of the flu season in early 2024 compared to the previous season, although ... Read More
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Digestive Remedies in New Zealand
Digestive Remedies in New Zealand Digestive remedies is expected to maintain retail current value growth in New Zealand in 2024. There is much room for improvement in the dietary habits of some of the New Zealand population, and this has also been exacerbated by the cost of living pressures faced by ... Read More
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Herbal/Traditional Products in Argentina
Herbal/Traditional Products in Argentina Demand for herbal/traditional dietary supplements will continue to rise as consumers seek products which help to protect them from illness and place a greater focus on their health. The increased attention given to prevention and products supporting the immun ... Read More
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Analgesics in Belgium
Analgesics in Belgium Overall, analgesics in Belgium, the largest OTC category, is projected to see stable retail current value sales over 2024 amid inflationary pressure. Beside the stability in retail value terms, retail volume sales of analgesics in Belgium is decreasing during 2024. The main rea ... Read More
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Analgesics in Thailand
Analgesics in Thailand Demand for analgesics in Thailand, for both adult and paediatric segments, continues to rise in 2024. Although the main sales driver of analgesics tends to be domestic consumption, demand among inbound tourists, particularly with regard to medicines that are popular among Chin ... Read More
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Analgesics in New Zealand
Analgesics in New Zealand Analgesics is set to see slow retail current value growth in New Zealand in 2024. During the period 2020-2021, the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic included movement restrictions and reduced levels of social interaction, which meant that incidences of seasonal ... Read More
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