Digestive Remedies in South Africa
Euromonitor International's Digestive Remedies in South Africa 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: 31 | Publication date: May 2009
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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 SOUTH AFRICA : MARKET INSIGHT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Consistent growth in challenging economic environment
Role of nutritionals downplayed in management of HIV/AIDS
Price regulation and up scheduling affect competitive environment
Grocery channels growing in importance
Health and wellness trend expected to dent future OTC healthcare growth
KEY TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS
Decrease in disposable income drives self-medication
Corporate retail pharmacies extending distribution footprint
Up scheduling drives natural/herbal variants
Private label OTC products increasing
New Health minister committed to fighting HIV/AIDS
MARKET INDICATORS
Table 1 Consumer Expenditure on Health Goods and Medical Services 2003-2008
Table 2 Life Expectancy at Birth 2003-2008
MARKET DATA
Table 3 Sales of OTC Healthcare by Sector: Value 2003-2008
Table 4 Sales of OTC Healthcare by Sector: % Value Growth 2003-2008
Table 5 OTC Healthcare Company Shares by Value 2004-2008
Table 6 OTC Healthcare Brand Shares by Value 2005-2008
Table 7 Penetration of Private Label by Sector 2003-2008
Table 8 Sales of OTC Healthcare by Distribution Format: % Analysis 2003-2008
Table 9 Sales of OTC Healthcare by Sector and Distribution Format: % Analysis 2008
Table 10 Forecast Sales of OTC Healthcare by Sector: Value 2008-2013
Table 11 Forecast Sales of OTC Healthcare by Sector: % Value Growth 2008-2013
APPENDIX
OTC Registration and Classification
Vitamins & Dietary Supplements Registration and Classification
Self-medication and Preventative Medicine
Generics
Switches
Summary 1 OTC Healthcare Switches S2 to S6 2008
DEFINITIONS
Summary 2 Research Sources
LOCAL COMPANY PROFILES - SOUTH AFRICA
ADCOCK INGRAM LTD - OTC HEALTHCARE - SOUTH AFRICA
STRATEGIC DIRECTION
KEY FACTS
Summary 3 Adcock Ingram Ltd: Key Facts
Summary 4 Adcock Ingram Ltd: Operational Indicators
COMPANY BACKGROUND
PRODUCTION
COMPETITIVE POSITIONING
Summary 5 Adcock Ingram Ltd: Competitive Position 2008
ASPEN PHARMACARE HOLDINGS LTD - OTC HEALTHCARE - SOUTH AFRICA
STRATEGIC DIRECTION
KEY FACTS
Summary 6 Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd: Key Facts
Summary 7 Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd – SA Pharmaceutical Division: Operational Indicators 2
COMPANY BACKGROUND
PRODUCTION
COMPETITIVE POSITIONING
Summary 8 Aspen Pharmacare: Competitive Position 2008
CIPLA-MEDPRO (PTY) LTD - OTC HEALTHCARE - SOUTH AFRICA
STRATEGIC DIRECTION
KEY FACTS
Summary 9 Cipla-Medpro (Pty) Ltd: Key Facts
Summary 10 Cipla-Medpro South Africa Limited: Operational Indicators
COMPANY BACKGROUND
PRODUCTION
COMPETITIVE POSITIONING
DIS-CHEM PHARMACIES (PTY) LTD - OTC HEALTHCARE - SOUTH AFRICA
STRATEGIC DIRECTION
KEY FACTS
Summary 11 Dis-Chem (Pty) Ltd: Key Facts
COMPANY BACKGROUND
PRODUCTION
COMPETITIVE POSITIONING
VITAL HEALTH FOODS (PTY) LTD - OTC HEALTHCARE - SOUTH AFRICA
STRATEGIC DIRECTION
KEY FACTS
Summary 12 Vital Healthfoods (Pty) Ltd: Key Facts
COMPANY BACKGROUND
COMPETITIVE POSITIONING
Summary 13 Vital Healthfoods (Pty) Ltd: Competitive Position 2008
DIGESTIVE REMEDIES IN SOUTH AFRICA
HEADLINES
TRENDS
SWITCHES
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
PROSPECTS
SECTOR DATA
Table 12 Sales of Digestive Remedies by Subsector: Value 2003-2008
Table 13 Sales of Digestive Remedies by Subsector: % Value Growth 2003-2008
Table 14 Herbal vs Standard Digestive Remedies 2003-2008
Table 15 Digestive Remedies Company Shares by Value 2004-2008
Table 16 Digestive Remedies Brand Shares by Value 2005-2008
Table 17 Forecast Sales of Digestive Remedies by Subsector: Value 2008-2013
Table 18 Forecast Sales of Digestive Remedies by Subsector: % Value Growth 2008-2013