Category: Over-the-Counter Drugs
Over-the-Counter Drugs market research reports by Euromonitor International
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Herbal/Traditional Products in Lithuania
Herbal/Traditional Products in Lithuania Herbal/traditional products is posting moderate growth in terms of volume sales but falling in terms of current value sales in Lithuania in 2024. Local consumers still prefer standard OTC products, as they seek solutions that they believe will act quickly and ... Read More
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Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies in Israel
Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies in Israel Cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies is expected to see strong current value growth in Israel in 2024. The paediatric cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies category is set to register good volume growth over 2024 as parents contin ... Read More
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Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies in Norway
Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies in Norway Cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies is set to see current value growth in Norway in 2024. Cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies is the largest OTC consumer health category in Norway, and, as such, struggled with rising maturity b ... Read More
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Analgesics in Norway
Analgesics in Norway Analgesics is set to see current value growth in Norway in 2024. The consumption of painkillers/analgesics is expected to increase during the year, following a corrective decline in 2023. The two previous years had seen booming growth, following the “return to normal” after the ... Read More
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Digestive Remedies in Morocco
Digestive Remedies in Morocco Moroccan consumers are exhibiting varying preferences influenced by affordability, brand reputation and perceived effectiveness of digestive remedies in 2024. In rural regions, individuals often turn to natural remedies before seeking advice from health professionals. C ... Read More
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Dermatologicals in Latvia
Dermatologicals in Latvia Dermatologicals continue to enjoy steady growth in Latvia, although current value sales have slowed down drastically compared to the double-digit rates seen at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Price inflation is adding some movement to value growth but to a lesser exten ... Read More
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Consumer Health in Latvia
Consumer Health in Latvia In 2024, consumer health in Latvia is getting back on track following the fluctuations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. While demand for OTC products is stabilising, retail volume growth is likely to stagnate due to maturity and economic uncertainty. Consumers remain cautio ... Read More
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Analgesics in Lithuania
Analgesics in Lithuania Analgesics in Lithuania is seeing robust rises in 2024, reversing the pattern seen in 2023, though value growth mostly results from price hikes. Post-pandemic, local consumers are once again self-medicating, supporting OTC sales. Paediatric analgesics are well-received as the ... Read More
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Eye Care in Israel
Eye Care in Israel Eye care is expected to register current value growth in Israel in 2024. The increasing use of digital devices such as computers, tablets and mobile phones is driving demand for standard eye care as people suffer increasingly from eye irritation or dry eye due to prolonged screen ... Read More
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Analgesics in Slovakia
Analgesics in Slovakia Demand for analgesics in Slovakia is expected to stabilise in 2024, following the sharp drop in retail volume across most subcategories in 2023. This contraction was driven in part by significant stockpiling of OTC analgesics at the end of 2022/early-2023, particularly in the ... Read More
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Consumer Health in Paraguay
Consumer Health in Paraguay Consumer health value sales saw above inflation growth in 2024 thanks to a significant increase in consumer focus on preventive health, benefiting vitamins and dietary supplements, despite smuggling from Argentina. Sharp increases in dengue fever supported acetaminophen, ... Read More
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Consumer Health in Panama
Consumer Health in Panama Consumer health sales recorded stronger growth in 2024 than that seen in 2023 when consumers prioritised spending on essential goods over preventive health. As a result, vitamins and dietary supplements and weight management and wellbeing returned to positive growth. Sports ... Read More
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Consumer Health in Slovakia
Consumer Health in Slovakia Over the past two years, economic pressures and geopolitical challenges have had a significant effect on the consumer health market in Slovakia. While inflation had eased to 3.4% by February 2024 significantly lower than average rate of 11.5% recorded in 2023, many Slovak ... Read More
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Consumer Health in Costa Rica
Consumer Health in Costa Rica While total current value sales growth for consumer health in Costa Rica in 2024 is set to be well down on 2023, this is mainly because the country experienced persistent deflation over the first half of the year amidst the strong appreciation of the colón against the U ... Read More
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Consumer Health in Norway
Consumer Health in Norway The consumer health market in Norway is seeing a return to pre-pandemic patterns. 2024 has continued the performance registered in 2023, namely moderate, sustainable growth, in line with the performance seen during the pre-pandemic years. This is in contrast with the consid ... Read More
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Herbal/Traditional Products in Israel
Herbal/Traditional Products in Israel Herbal/traditional products is set to see current value growth in Israel in 2024. Consumer demand for herbal/traditional products remains high despite rising prices as many consumers are very keen to switch from consuming synthetic chemicals to using products th ... Read More
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Analgesics in Latvia
Analgesics in Latvia Consumer demand for analgesics is returning to more normal levels as Latvia recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. The strong growth rates during the pandemic were driven by health concerns and uncertainty, as well as the surge in viral illnesses affecting consumers. Since 2023, s ... Read More
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Herbal/Traditional Products in Uruguay
Herbal/Traditional Products in Uruguay The rising interest in natural products is supporting sales of herbal/traditional products. This is particularly the case in areas such as digestives and cough and cold goods. Some consumers choose to use herbal products as they consider them healthier and are ... Read More
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Herbal/Traditional Products in Latvia
Herbal/Traditional Products in Latvia Herbal/traditional products remain very popular in Latvia, where they are usually used for tackling minor illnesses. Indeed, consumers in Latvia are already quite familiar with using herbal/traditional remedies for the treatment and prevention of health problems ... Read More
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Digestive Remedies in Slovakia
Digestive Remedies in Slovakia The market for digestive remedies in Slovakia is projected to experience continued growth in current value terms in 2024, fuelled by the return of pre-pandemic travel norms. Slovak consumers have retained the habit of purchasing diarrheal remedies at home before going ... Read More
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Sleep Aids in Israel
Sleep Aids in Israel Sleep aids is expected to register strong current value growth in 2024. The sleep aids category has continued to perform well in 2024 thanks to a rise in sleep disorders following the events of 7 October 2023. An increase in sleep disorders due to concerns surrounding the Israel ... Read More
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Digestive Remedies in Uruguay
Digestive Remedies in Uruguay Digestive problems are increasingly common amongst Uruguayan consumers, with rates boosted by several factors, including sociocultural aspects. However, since COVID-19, digestive problems have intensified, with unhealthy eating habits and the rise of sedentary lives imp ... Read More
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Digestive Remedies in Latvia
Digestive Remedies in Latvia Digestive remedies in Latvia is facing a slowdown in current value growth as the category reaches saturation. With many consumers already familiar with and regularly using brands like Mezym Forte and Espumisan, it is becoming more challenging for companies to drive signi ... Read More
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Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies in Lithuania
Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies in Lithuania In 2024, cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies remains stable, with no real changes in growth patterns. The overall category witnessed huge fluctuations during the COVID-19 era, and now things have settled back down again. The typical ... Read More
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NRT Smoking Cessation Aids in Morocco
NRT Smoking Cessation Aids in Morocco In 2024, NRT smoking cessation aids in Morocco is benefitting from substantial price increases for cigarettes and other tobacco products. These price hikes result from changes to tobacco taxation rates as part of a broader governmental strategy aimed at reducing ... Read More
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