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Calming and Sleeping in Australia

Growing by 5% in 2011, down slightly compared with the performance of 2010, growth in calming and sleeping was at the end of the review period fuelled by growth in the incidence of insomnia in Australia. Although there are few precise figures on ...

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Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies in Australia

The cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies category in Australia is largely influenced by the Australian climate, which – although there are clear long-term trends – fluctuates from year to year. The end of the review period saw a particularly ...

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Digestive Remedies in Australia

Digestive remedies experienced strong growth of 7% in 2011, with demand for laxatives, diarrhoeal remedies and indigestion and heartburn remedies all experiencing strong growth. There are several reasons for such strong growth, but Australia’s ageing...

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Ear Care in Australia

The incidence of blocked ears, the primary reason for Australian consumers needing OTC ear care products, is on the increase in Australia. This was particularly the case in 2011 due to the severe hay fever season. Blocked ears are often a symptom of ...

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Emergency Contraception in Australia

Having been introduced into the Australian OTC market only in 2004, where it has remained in schedule three, meaning that it can only be sold “behind the counter” with the involvement of a pharmacist, emergency contraception is a category that is ...

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Eye Care in Australia

The growth of eye care in 2011 was the result of a variety of causes, ranging from Australia’s ageing population to the growing amount of time Australians spend in front of computers. Women often experience “dry eyes” after menopause, often due to ...

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Herbal/Traditional Products in Australia

Due to concerns about taking artificial chemicals for insomnia, calming and sleeping is one of the key categories for herbal/traditional products in Australia. It is also the category to experience the strongest value growth, up 25% in 2011 – the ...

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Medicated Skin Care in Australia

Value growth of 4% in medicated skin care in 2011 was largely generated by changes in Australia’s demographic mix, particularly in relation to age. Succinctly, growth was driven by the two fastest growing age groups: babies, the number of which ...

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NRT Smoking Cessation Aids in Australia

NRT smoking cessation aids experienced significant growth of 7% in current value terms in 2011, driven by a variety of factors, each one fuelling more growth. The first of these was the growing availability of these products through supermarkets. ...

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Consumer Health in Australia

Between a severe hay fever season, an equally severe influenza season, and a boom in Australians holidaying overseas and contracting diarrhoea, Australians gave the consumer health market plentiful opportunities for growth at the end of the review ...

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