Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies in
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Executive Summary
Oct 2019PROSPECTS
Performance improves but sales still declining in cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies
Cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies continued to decline in 2019, albeit at a slightly slower rate than in the two previous years. The category continued to suffer at the hands of a number of factors, including the preference among French consumers for prescribed and reimbursed products.
After pharyngeal preparations and codeine-based products, now it is nasal sprays in the line of fire
Cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies seems to be stumbling from one ingredient-based crisis to another. Firstly, pharyngeal preparations were under pressure, with the reverse switch to prescription status of flurbiprofen, the active ingredient in Reckitt Benckiser's Strefen.
Antihistamines/allergy remedies (systemic) enjoys another year of dynamic growth
The only product area seeing dynamic current value growth in recent years, including 2019, was antihistamines/allergy remedies (systemic). These products have been helped by falling rainfall levels in winter and spring, with no or little rain usually meaning more pollen and rising levels of people suffering from allergic reactions.
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Leader Solinest continues to grow through its Ricola brand
After having become the leading player a year earlier in 2018, Solinest continued to lead cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies with the Ricola medicated confectionery brand in 2019. It also continued to perform well in 2019, with sales and share growth helped by its introduction of two new variants: Honey Sage and Echinacea Honey Lemon.
GSK’s Cetirizin Sandoz records strong growth in 2019
In 2019, some of the most dynamic brands were to be found in antihistamines/allergy remedies, notably cetirizine-based products such as Cetirizin Sandoz, Zyrtecset and other generics. In nasal sprays, growth drivers are essential oil-based brands such as ProRhinel Extra Eucalyptus by GlaxoSmithKline, Phytosun Arôms from Omega Pharma and Pranarôm from Pranarôm.
Flurbiprofen switched to prescription status
In 2019, Reckitt Benckiser’s Strefen brand was hit by the switch to prescription status of the product’s active ingredient flurbiprofen. This switch came as the country's medicines agency ANSM warned of serious adverse events related to certain NSAIDs over a number of years.
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Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies in France - Category analysis
HEADLINES
PROSPECTS
Performance improves but sales still declining in cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies
After pharyngeal preparations and codeine-based products, now it is nasal sprays in the line of fire
Antihistamines/allergy remedies (systemic) enjoys another year of dynamic growth
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Leader Solinest continues to grow through its Ricola brand
GSK’s Cetirizin Sandoz records strong growth in 2019
Flurbiprofen switched to prescription status
CATEGORY DATA
Table 1 Sales of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies by Category: Value 2014-2019Table 2 Sales of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 3 NBO Company Shares of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies: % Value 2015-2019
Table 4 LBN Brand Shares of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies: % Value 2016-2019
Table 5 Forecast Sales of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 6 Forecast Sales of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Consumer Health in France - Industry Overview
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Consumer health continues to grow despite declining self-medication levels
Reverse switches and trend towards more natural products
Sanofi continues to lead
Chemists/pharmacies continues to dominate distribution
Continued current value growth expected over the forecast period
MARKET INDICATORS
Table 7 Consumer Expenditure on Health Goods and Medical Services: Value 2014-2019Table 8 Life Expectancy at Birth 2014-2019
MARKET DATA
Table 9 Sales of Consumer Health by Category: Value 2014-2019Table 10 Sales of Consumer Health by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 11 NBO Company Shares of Consumer Health: % Value 2015-2019
Table 12 LBN Brand Shares of Consumer Health: % Value 2016-2019
Table 13 Penetration of Private Label in Consumer Health by Category: % Value 2014-2019
Table 14 Distribution of Consumer Health by Format: % Value 2014-2019
Table 15 Distribution of Consumer Health by Format and Category: % Value 2019
Table 16 Forecast Sales of Consumer Health by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 17 Forecast Sales of Consumer Health by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
APPENDIX
OTC registration and classification
Vitamins and dietary supplements registration and classification
Self-medication/self-care and preventive medicine
Switches
Summary 1 OTC: Switches 2018-2019DEFINITIONS
SOURCES
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