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Adult Mouth Care in South Africa

Adult mouth care posted growth of 7% during 2011. Adult mouth care products are considered non-essential purchases and therefore financially strained consumers were keen to cut down on relative expenditure. Furthermore, shrinking disposable income ...

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Analgesics in South Africa

The rise in the need for self-medication greatly pushed up the sales volume for analgesics during 2011. Most people within the lower LSM preferred consulting pharmacists about their medical problems rather than visiting doctors where they pay a ...

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Calming and Sleeping in South Africa

Increasing stress and insomnia levels, which have risen significantly amidst the economic downturn, led more and more consumers to try calming and sleeping products. Associated with the fast pace of life, stress and insomnia have come to affect an ...

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Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies in South Africa

The changing weather and varying climate in South Africa continue to expose citizens to various forms of colds and flu. One city where this is common is the city of Cape Town where the weather can quickly change from very warm conditions to cold and ...

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Digestive Remedies in South Africa

Digestive remedies grew by 11% in current value terms during 2011. The changing lifestyles for most South Africans are influencing a general change in their eating habits and this has led to rapid growth in the need for periodic use of digestive ...

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Ear Care in South Africa

Ear care sales increased by 6% in value terms to reach a total of R30 million in 2011.This was a slight increase compared with the previous year.

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Emergency Contraception in South Africa

South Africa remains one of the top countries in Africa where there is serious alcohol consumption amongst teenagers, this trend has led to a general increase in the number of reported cases of unprotected sex amongst young people. Over the past ...

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Eye Care in South Africa

The need for self-medication pushed up sales volumes during 2011. The general cost of living went up during 2011; including the costs of a consultation with a medical doctor, which reduced the number of people visiting doctors for a general health ...

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Herbal/Traditional Products in South Africa

Herbal/traditional products continued to grow in value and volume terms during 2011. The growth was stimulated by the increased need for healthier products by consumers. Herbal products are deemed to have fewer side effects when contrasted with ...

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Medicated Skin Care in South Africa

Medicated skin care is characterised by intensive competition; such a trend restricted entry for new entrants during 2011. Skin care is very competitive and consumers really need to be convinced of the effectiveness of a product as well as its ...

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