Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies

Euromonitor is excited to introduce the OTC e-commerce index, a resource to help OTC drug manufacturers determine the sales growth potential for various OTC products through e-commerce. When evaluating e-commerce opportunities, not all OTC products ...

Internet retailing is the fastest growing distribution channel for OTC consumer health products worldwide. Consumers are increasingly moving toward the use of digital platforms for convenience and speed in delivery, which fit consumers’ busy lives. ...

Cough cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies is large and dynamic in OTC medicine in Nigeria, due to a growing population and congestion in urban areas where air pollution from eg car exhaust fumes and factories contribute to the need for such ...

Taiwan’s busy working professionals have always faced tight schedules and many of them are under quite high levels of pressure to perform at work. However, the country’s office workers are increasingly reluctant or, in some cases seemingly unable, to...

Consumer Health ended 2017 in flux, with growth in OTC drugs slackening in many markets due to price pressures from brick and mortar channels and as-yet slow uptick of sales via internet retailing. The market for vitamins and dietary supplements, on ...

Climate change is likely to negatively impact sales of cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies in the future, as the flu season is expected to be shorter than it was over the review period. Moreover, Chileans are becoming increasingly ...

Vitamin and dietary supplements (VDS) positioned as “immune boosters” or for “immune support” are very popular in the US market and growing more so, as consumers look to natural, preventive products to stave off seasonal colds and the flu. Loose ...

Over the forecast period, cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies is expected to register a value CAGR of 2% at constant 2017 prices and this is set to be a major improvement on the marginally positive value CAGR recorded in the category ...

Consumers suffering from flu, cold and allergy symptoms tend to have a number of ailments when they are sick; therefore, understandably, one product that targets a range of problems, such as fever, headache, blocked sinuses, cough and sore throat, ...

Cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies continued to register strong double digit value growth during 2017, partly driven by increasing demand due to population growth and abrupt and extreme weather and temperature changes in parts of the ...

According to a local study carried out by GlaxoSmithKline in 2016, almost 70% of the respondents reported experiencing allergic symptoms throughout the year. This can be attributed to the tropical climate in Singapore, alongside factors such as dust,...

According to the Hong Kong Hospital Authority, seasonal influenza is usually more common from January to March and from July to August in Hong Kong. Due to climate change in recent years, seasonal influenza is becoming more serious and dangerous. It ...

While consumer interest in healthy lifestyles is growing in Ukraine, the majority of people will continue living in their traditional way. Unhealthy diets combined with sedentary lifestyles and ecological problems lead to a lowering of immunity in ...

During the winter of 2016/2017 temperatures plummeted to -20 C across Bosnia-Herzegovina, while summer heat waves topped +40 C in 2017. Such extreme temperatures caused an escalation of health issues among consumers including allergies and viral ...

The current value growth seen by cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies in 2017 was slightly slower than the review period average. This was a consequence of the wider availability of brands trying to reach more consumers and due to the ...

The review period witnessed a fast-growing population of young professionals in information technology (IT) and business process outsourcing (BPO). The work environment in these industries is mostly characterised by shift work, overtime and daily ...

Cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies is the largest OTC category in Guatemala. Consumers feel comfortable self-medicating with these medicines, and they mainly use them to minimise the symptoms of coughs, colds or allergies and maintain an ...

According to the Chief Allergist of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan, even 15 years ago only 5-10% of the population suffered from allergies. Today, due to impact of many various factors this number has increased by several times....

In 2017, a significant proportion of cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies remained available only on prescription. Winter 2016/2017 was particularly cold in Turkey, which led to a proliferation of cold-related illnesses and boosted demand for...

Recent years in Germany showed that winters can vary significantly in terms of their severity; as a result, weather-related illnesses fluctuated strongly from year to year. With the growing trend towards self-medication, many consumers reach for OTC ...