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Vitamins And Dietary Supplements in South Africa

South Africa

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

Table of contents

VITAMINS AND DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS IN SOUTH AFRICA : MARKET INSIGHT

HEADLINES

TRENDS – VITAMINS

TRENDS – DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

PROSPECTS

SECTOR DATA

Table 1 Dietary Supplements: Brand Ranking by Positioning 2008

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

Table 3 Sales of Vitamins and Dietary Supplements by Subsector: % Value Growth 2003-2008

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 - SOUTH AFRICA

ADCOCK INGRAM LTD - OTC HEALTHCARE - SOUTH AFRICA

STRATEGIC DIRECTION

KEY FACTS

Summary 1 Adcock Ingram Ltd: Key Facts

Summary 2 Adcock Ingram Ltd: Operational Indicators

COMPANY BACKGROUND

PRODUCTION

COMPETITIVE POSITIONING

Summary 3 Adcock Ingram Ltd: Competitive Position 2008

ASPEN PHARMACARE HOLDINGS LTD - OTC HEALTHCARE - SOUTH AFRICA

STRATEGIC DIRECTION

KEY FACTS

Summary 4 Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd: Key Facts

Summary 5 Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd – SA Pharmaceutical Division: Operational Indicators 2

COMPANY BACKGROUND

PRODUCTION

COMPETITIVE POSITIONING

Summary 6 Aspen Pharmacare: Competitive Position 2008

CIPLA-MEDPRO (PTY) LTD - OTC HEALTHCARE - SOUTH AFRICA

STRATEGIC DIRECTION

KEY FACTS

Summary 7 Cipla-Medpro (Pty) Ltd: Key Facts

Summary 8 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 9 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 10 Vital Healthfoods (Pty) Ltd: Key Facts

COMPANY BACKGROUND

COMPETITIVE POSITIONING

Summary 11 Vital Healthfoods (Pty) Ltd: Competitive Position 2008

OTC HEALTHCARE IN SOUTH AFRICA

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 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

Vitamins & Dietary Supplements Registration and Classification

Self-medication and Preventative Medicine

Generics

Switches

Summary 12 OTC Healthcare Switches S2 to S6 2008

DEFINITIONS

Summary 13 Research Sources

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