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Digestive Remedies in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Euromonitor International's Digestive Remedies in Saudi Arabia market report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be they new product developments, packaging innovations, economic/lifestyle influences, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts illustrate how the market is set to change.

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Tables: 25  |  Publication date: Jun 2006
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Product coverage

Child-specific digestive remedies; Diarrhoeal remedies; IBS treatments; Indigestion and heartburn remedies; Laxatives; Motion sickness remedies

Table of contents

OTC HEALTHCARE IN SAUDI ARABIA : MARKET INSIGHT

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

OPERATING ENVIRONMENT

OTC Registration and Classification

Vitamins & Dietary Supplements Registration and Classification

Advertising

Packaging and Labelling

Distribution

De-listing or De-reimbursement

Traditional Remedies

Homeopathy

Generics

Consumer Expenditure on Health Goods and Medical Services

Table 1 Consumer Expenditure on Health Goods and Medical Services 2000-2005

Life Expectancy

Table 2 Life Expectancy at Birth 2000-2005

OTC HEALTHCARE SALES

Market Performance

Table 3 Sales of OTC Healthcare by Sector: Value 2000-2005

Table 4 Sales of OTC Healthcare by Sector: % Value Growth 2000-2005

Switches

Table 5 OTC Healthcare Switches

Competitive Environment

Table 6 OTC Healthcare Company Shares by Retail Value 2001-2005

Table 7 OTC Healthcare Brand Shares by Retail Value 2002-2005

Retail Distribution

Table 8 Sales of OTC Healthcare by Distribution Format: % Analysis 2000/2005

Table 9 Sales of OTC Healthcare by Sector and Distribution Format: % Analysis 2005

Retailer Activity and Private Label Trends

Forecast Market Performance

Table 10 Forecast Sales of OTC Healthcare by Sector: Value 2005-2010

Table 11 Forecast Sales of OTC Healthcare by Sector: % Value Growth 2005-2010

DEFINITIONS

LOCAL COMPANY PROFILES - SAUDI ARABIA

GLAXO SAUDI ARABIA LTD - OTC HEALTHCARE - SAUDI ARABIA

COMPANY BACKGROUND

RECENT NEWS

Summary 1 Summary - Glaxo Saudi Arabia Ltd/GlaxoSmithKline: Operational Indicators 2004

PRODUCTION CAPACITY

JULPHAR GULF PHARMACEUTICALS - OTC HEALTHCARE - SAUDI ARABIA

COMPANY BACKGROUND

RECENT NEWS

Summary 2 Summary - Julphar: Operational Indicators 2004

PRODUCTION CAPACITY

SAUDI PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES & MEDICAL APPLIANCES CO (SPIMACO) - OTC HEALTHCARE - SAUDI ARABIA

COMPANY BACKGROUND

RECENT NEWS

Summary 3 Summary - SPIMACO: Operational Indicators 2004

PRODUCTION CAPACITY

TABUK PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING CO - OTC HEALTHCARE - SAUDI ARABIA

COMPANY BACKGROUND

RECENT NEWS

Summary 4 Summary - Tabuk Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Co: Operational Indicators 2004

PRODUCTION CAPACITY

DIGESTIVE REMEDIES IN SAUDI ARABIA

SECTOR PERFORMANCE

2005 headlines

Sales benefit from price increases and showed much healthier growth in 2005

Indigestion and heartburn remedies continued to drive sales and growth in 2005

H2 blockers are the most popular among indigestion and heartburn remedies

New launches of OTC-positioned products continued to boost sales of proton-pump inhibitors

Laxatives benefit from the continual increase in the number of pilgrims and obesity sufferers

Diarrhoeal remedies and IBS treatments are quite mature thanks to multinationals and locals

Child-specific digestive remedies small, dominated by diarrhoeal remedies

Julphar retains its leading position achieved in 2004

Glaxo regains share with its Zantac, benefiting from shortage in supply for some competitors

Forecast performance: forecast period sales to show healthier growth due to further stability/increase in unit prices

Table 12 Sales of Digestive Remedies by Subsector: Value 2000-2005

Table 13 Sales of Digestive Remedies by Subsector: % Value Growth 2000-2005

Table 14 Digestive Remedies Company Shares by Retail Value 2001-2005

Table 15 Digestive Remedies Brand Shares by Retail Value 2002-2005

Summary 5 Summary - Digestive Remedies: New Product Launches 2004-2005

Table 16 Forecast Sales of Digestive Remedies by Subsector: Value 2005-2010

Table 17 Forecast Sales of Digestive Remedies by Subsector: % Value Growth 2005-2010

DIGESTIVE REMEDIES BY HERBAL/STANDARD SPLIT

Herbal-based digestive remedies unpopular but gain shares with Nature’s Way Inc

Table 18 Herbal vs Standard Digestive Remedies 2000/2005

OTHER INDIGESTION AND HEARTBURN REMEDIES PERFORMANCE

Sales peaked in 2005 due to price increases in some brands

Antacids drive sales and growth over the review period

Julphar maintains leadership in 2005, facing no major competition from any other company

Table 19 Sales of Other Indigestion and Heartburn Remedies by Type: Value 2000-2005

Table 20 Sales of Other Indigestion and Heartburn Remedies by Type: % Value Growth 2000-2005

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