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Global Briefing

Global OTC Healthcare: Rx-to-OTC Switches Create New Opportunities

Sep 2009

Price: US$2,000

About this Report

About this Report

2008 has been extremely beneficial for the Rx-to-OTC reclassification process. A number of unique products has entered the market at the same time as unprecedented EU-wide switching is taking place. This report examines the impact on OTC healthcare and reviews how switches and reverse switches affect mature categories such as analgesics, digestive remedies and cough, cold and allergy remedies, and emerging ones such as statins, triptans and obesity.


What this report includes

  • Up-to-the minute analysis of the latest trends in the industry
  • New product development, forecasts and other themes
  • Unique graphics and illustrated case studies
  • Most recent brand and company news
  • New insight into the size and shape of the market

Why buy this report

  • Clear, concise powerpoint format makes it easy to digest
  • Leading industry opinion keeps you abreast of latest news and trends
  • Forward-looking outlook on a category, market or issue affecting the industry
  • Latest five year forecasts assess how the market is predicted to develop
  • Understand the competitive environment, the leading players and brands

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Objectives and Parameters

Definitions

Objectives

Key Findings

Global Picture

Rx-to-OTC Switches’ Contribution to Global OTC Growth

Types of Rx-to-OTC Switches

Processes of Switching and Possible Restrictions in Selli

Rx-to-OTC Switches – Focus: USA

Rx-to-OTC Switches – Focus: Finland

Rx-to-OTC Switches – Focus: Sweden

Benefits of Switching for the Companies

Rx-to-OTC Switching Beneficial to Governments

Switching Puts More Responsibility onto the Consumer

Generics Less of a Threat But Can Still Unsettle the Market

Hurdles in the Way of Switching

Global picture

Safety Concerns in CCA Drive Voluntary Relabelling in the US

Switches Revitalising Growth in Major OTC Categories

Best Growth for CCA in the Review Period

Switches – Best and Worst Performing Brands

Challenges of Reversed Switching: Turbulent Times for CCA

Reinventing Analgesics

Analgesics: Diclofenac Coming to the Fore

Naproxen - New Uses

Digestive Remedies Momentum to Pick Up with New Switches

Switches Revitalise Topical Antifungals

Clear Patches Drive NRT Smoking Cessation Aids in Japan

Switches Creating New OTC Categories

New Categories Generate 1% of Value for OTC Healthcare

New OTC Obesity Category: the Driving Force in the US

Alli to Become Available in Europe in 2009

Centralised Rx-to-OTC Switches to Have Long-Term Impact

Case Study: Nycomed’s Pantoprazole

Case Study: Legislation Changes in the EU

Emergency Contraception Carving Out a Niche in OTC

Timely Access Helps Triptans to Go OTC

Switches Boosts Eye Care

Switching to OTC Does Not Always Translate to Big Bucks!

Clamelle Launch: Category-Building Future or Niche Existence

Chlamydia on the Increase

Future of Switching

What Does the Future Hold for Switches?

Quantifying the Future Performance

Future of Switches

Role of the Pharmacist is Set to Evolve

Looking Ahead: Key Trends Will Continue to Impact

Samples

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