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Digestive Remedies in Costa Rica

Increasing levels of chronic stress and the adoption of unhealthier eating habits have caused gastrointestinal disorders to rise significantly among the Costa Rican population. As a result, local consumers buy digestive remedies more regularly. With ...

Jun 2012 | US$900| Add to cart | View details ›

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Ear Care in Costa Rica

OTC ear care remains a small category locally, since local consumers are used to visiting a doctor and obtaining a prescription when contracting an earache. Typically consumers are unwilling to self-medicate for these aches, since they consider this ...

Jun 2012 | US$900| Add to cart | View details ›

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Eye Care in Costa Rica

Towards the end of the review period eye care lacked innovation and advertising support. Locally, the only OTC eye care segment available is standard care, since consumers prefer to visit a doctor and obtain a prescription when more serious problems ...

Jun 2012 | US$900| Add to cart | View details ›

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Herbal/Traditional Products in Costa Rica

Herbal/traditional products are regaining popularity among Costa Ricans, due to increasing awareness of their effectiveness and the strengthening perception among consumers that the products are safe and avoid the common side effects that both OTC ...

Jun 2012 | US$900| Add to cart | View details ›

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Medicated Skin Care in Costa Rica

Medicated skin care was affected by the prevailing economic slowdown, as consumers were more attracted to increasingly available generic brands and smaller product presentations. The intensity of the rainy season caused continued demand for ...

Jun 2012 | US$900| Add to cart | View details ›

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NRT Smoking Cessation Aids in Costa Rica

Costa Rica is in the process of approving legislation that will ban smoking in most public places, including restaurants, bars and stadiums. Some companies and public institutions banned smoking ahead of the new legislation, for example hospitals, ...

Jun 2012 | US$900| Add to cart | View details ›

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Consumer Health in Costa Rica

The slow economic recovery caused consumer health to show slower growth rates than in previous years. Most producers did not significantly adjust their pricing levels, as they are still looking forward to fully recovering past levels of demand. The ...

Jun 2012 | US$2,400| Add to cart | View details ›

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Sports Nutrition in Costa Rica

Even though new sports nutrition products are launched each year, this category was highly affected by the slow economic recovery, as these products are not considered essential. New protein mixes (from different sources), the addition of digestive ...

Jun 2012 | US$900| Add to cart | View details ›

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Weight Management in Costa Rica

Even though weight management sales were affected by the slow economic recovery, promotion of new product formulations made with natural ingredients continued on a broad scale. These benefited from the on-going trend to avoid the adverse secondary ...

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Analgesics in Costa Rica

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs) continue gaining popularity as analgesic options in Costa Rica. As a consequence of on-going free trade agreements, the proliferation of imported brands from the US such as Advil (ibuprofen) and Tylenol ...

Jun 2012 | US$900| Add to cart | View details ›