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Calming and Sleeping in Ireland

Calming and sleeping has the highest percentage of herbal/traditional products in consumer health with 89%. No OTC medicinal products were licensed for use as a sleep aid in Ireland in 2011, which explains the uniquely high share for ...

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

The IMB reviewed the safety and efficacy of OTC cough and cold medicines authorised for use in children between 2-6 years of age. In a letter issued to pharmacists in September 2011, the IMB cited that “the risk-benefit balance in this age group has ...

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Digestive Remedies in Ireland

Value sales within digestive remedies continued to be impacted by ongoing economic difficulties in Ireland as consumer spending remained extremely low, with severe cutbacks in non-essential spending. Value sales were further impacted by increased use...

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Ear Care in Ireland

Ear care products were used to treat two conditions: ear wax build-up and external canal infections (otitis externa), also known as swimmers ear. Products positioned to treat ear wax build-up were also used as a preventative measure in patients prone...

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Emergency Contraception in Ireland

In January 2011, Boots Retail Ireland Ltd announced that it would begin supplying emergency contraception without prescription. This was due to a provision found in the amendment to legislation in 2005 relating to emergency contraception, which ...

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Eye Care in Ireland

2011 saw lower than expected performance of allergy eye care products in Ireland. Due to poor summer weather, products aimed at seasonal allergies such as hayfever did not perform as well as expected by manufacturers as people spent less time ...

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Herbal/Traditional Products in Ireland

Restricted consumer spending continued to impact herbal/traditional products in 2011. With the cost of many herbal/traditional products at a premium compared with their standard counterparts, many Irish consumers reconsidered their purchasing. ...

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Medicated Skin Care in Ireland

2011 proved to be a poor year for topical allergy remedies/antihistamines with lower than expected growth of 2% as a result of poor summer weather. The lower than usual temperatures resulted in less insects and contributed to fewer outdoor ...

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NRT Smoking Cessation Aids in Ireland

The Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Act 2011enabled the Minister for Health to make regulations to introduce combined text and photo warnings on tobacco products. This was a further bid to raise and maintain awareness of the associated risks of ...

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Consumer Health in Ireland

Consumer health in Ireland continued to have a strong performance of 4% in 2011, despite on-going economic worries combined with lower levels of disposable income and reduced consumer spending. While a recovery is in evidence, it is export-driven and...

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