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Vitamins And Dietary Supplements in Canada

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Euromonitor International's Vitamins And Dietary Supplements in Canada 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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Child-specific vitamins and dietary supplements; Dietary supplements; Tonics and bottled nutritive drinks; Vitamins

Table of contents

VITAMINS AND DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS IN CANADA : MARKET INSIGHT

HEADLINES

TRENDS – VITAMINS

TRENDS – DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

PROSPECTS

SECTOR DATA

Table 1 Sales of Vitamins and Dietary Supplements by Subsector: Value 2003-2008

Table 2 Sales of Vitamins and Dietary Supplements by Subsector: % Value Growth 2003-2008

Table 3 Dietary Supplements: Share of Sales by Positioning 2006-2008

Table 4 Folic Acid v Other B Vitamins 2004-2008

Table 5 Dietary Supplements by Positioning 2006-2008

Table 6 Vitamins and Dietary Supplements Company Shares by Value 2004-2008

Table 7 Vitamins and Dietary Supplements Brand Shares by Value 2005-2008

Table 8 Vitamins Brand Shares by Value 2005-2008

Table 9 Dietary Supplements Brand Shares by Value 2005-2008

Table 10 Forecast Sales of Vitamins and Dietary Supplements by Subsector: Value 2008-2013

Table 11 Forecast Sales of Vitamins and Dietary Supplements by Subsector: % Value Growth 2008-2013

LOCAL COMPANY PROFILES - CANADA

APOTEX INC - OTC HEALTHCARE - CANADA

STRATEGIC DIRECTION

KEY FACTS

Summary 1 Apotex Inc: Key Facts

COMPANY BACKGROUND

COMPETITIVE POSITIONING

CE JAMIESON & CO LTD - OTC HEALTHCARE - CANADA

STRATEGIC DIRECTION

KEY FACTS

Summary 2 CE Jamieson & Co Ltd: Key Facts

COMPANY BACKGROUND

COMPETITIVE POSITIONING

Summary 3 CE Jamieson & Co Ltd: Competitive Position 2008

CV TECHNOLOGIES INC - OTC HEALTHCARE - CANADA

STRATEGIC DIRECTION

KEY FACTS

Summary 4 CV Technologies Inc: Key Facts

Summary 5 CV Technologies Inc: Operational Indicators

COMPANY BACKGROUND

COMPETITIVE POSITIONING

Summary 6 CV Technologies Inc: Competitive Position 2008

PHARMASCIENCE INC - OTC HEALTHCARE - CANADA

STRATEGIC DIRECTION

KEY FACTS

Summary 7 Pharmascience Inc: Key Facts

COMPANY BACKGROUND

COMPETITIVE POSITIONING

Summary 8 Pharmascience Inc: Competitive Position 2008

SWISS HERBAL REMEDIES LTD - OTC HEALTHCARE - CANADA

STRATEGIC DIRECTION

KEY FACTS

Summary 9 Swiss Herbal Remedies Ltd: Key Facts

COMPANY BACKGROUND

COMPETITIVE POSITIONING

Summary 10 Swiss Herbal Remedies Ltd: Competitive Position 2008

OTC HEALTHCARE IN CANADA

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Quiet year and slow growth of mature market

Ageing population remains the principal driver of sales

Private label gained ground

Chained parapharmacies/drugstores lead OTC distribution

Slow growth is expected in the coming years

KEY TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS

Ageing population and tendency to self-medicate remain primary growth drivers

Private label is gaining ground as economy weakens

Most natural remedies are struggling

Foreign-based manufacturers lead sales

Large drugstore chains still prevail in distribution of OTC healthcare

MARKET INDICATORS

Table 12 Consumer Expenditure on Health Goods and Medical Services 2003-2008

Table 13 Life Expectancy at Birth 2003-2008

MARKET DATA

Table 14 Sales of OTC Healthcare by Sector: Value 2003-2008

Table 15 Sales of OTC Healthcare by Sector: % Value Growth 2003-2008

Table 16 OTC Healthcare Company Shares by Value 2004-2008

Table 17 OTC Healthcare Brand Shares by Value 2005-2008

Table 18 Penetration of Private Label by Sector 2003-2008

Table 19 Sales of OTC Healthcare by Distribution Format: % Analysis 2003-2008

Table 20 Sales of OTC Healthcare by Sector and Distribution Format: % Analysis 2008

Table 21 Forecast Sales of OTC Healthcare by Sector: Value 2008-2013

Table 22 Forecast Sales of OTC Healthcare by Sector: % Value Growth 2008-2013

APPENDIX

OTC Registration and Classification

Self-medication and Preventive Medicine

Generics

Switches

Summary 11 OTC Healthcare Switches 2005-2008

DEFINITIONS

Summary 12 Research Sources

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