Digestive 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. ...

Population growth in urban areas where people are more informed about the benefits of digestive remedies, and where they are less likely to use traditional remedies, will boost sales in the forecast period. Rising income, irregular eating habits and ...

Throughout the review period, two of the most apparent social trends in Taiwan were the shift towards busier lifestyles and the increasing numbers of dual-income families in which both parents work. The result of these trends has been that people are...

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 ...

It is expected that in the context of the health and wellness trend, consumers will tend to purchase more vitamins and dietary supplements with a digestive functionality/purpose, such as probiotics, as an alternative to standard digestive remedies. ...

Digestive remedies is the third largest category in OTC drugs, with total global sales of USD17.1 billion in 2017, behind cough, cold, and allergy medications (CCAs) and analgesics. The global market for digestive remedies grew steadily at a CAGR of ...

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 ...

Positive performances are expected in all digestive remedies categories over the forecast period, with the overall growth rates in digestive remedies expected to the stronger than the growth rates recorded in the category over the review period. The ...

Antacids remained the category with the highest value sales in digestive remedies in 2017, as products for mild forms of digestion and heartburn were the most sought-after. Irregular on-the-go eating, highly acidic diets and growth in the consumption...

The increasingly hectic pace of modern urban life continues to fuel demand for digestive remedies in Pakistan. The area registered strong double digit value growth in 2017, with sales being driven by the fact that a growing number of young ...

Digestive remedies is predicted to record positive growth over the forecast period. Demand will continue to be driven by increasingly hectic lifestyles, with a growing number of Singaporeans adopting unhealthy eating habits, resulting in irregular ...

Due to busier work and social lives, many people in Hong Kong have stressful lives. People eat quick, irregular meals almost every day, and these eating habits can directly cause problems with the digestive system. Digestive remedies thus saw similar...

Steady demand for digestive remedies will be ensured by a number of factors, including social and economic ones, among others. Lifestyles becoming less healthy in Ukraine because of unhealthy diets, overeating, little exercise and stressful ...

The largest contributors to total sales in digestive remedies include diarrhoeal remedies and laxatives, which are traditional categories with little room for expansion. Hence, the majority of growth over the forecast period will likely come either ...

Digestive remedies saw slightly slower current value growth in 2017 compared to the review period average, which was a consequence of there being more competitors and the maturity of the category. In addition, the Bolivian government has strengthened...

The growth of middle-income consumers, due to the availability of high-paying jobs in the country, paved the way for increasing disposable incomes. This contributed to the growth of infrastructure and services catering to the increasing consumer ...

The relevance of problems associated with gastroenterology and prospects of such problems further developing in Uzbekistan is evident from the large number of patients presenting digestive problems in Uzbekistan. According to trade sources, the ...

Urbanisation is the main reason why lifestyles are changing in Guatemala; it usually requires a faster way of life, longer hours of work and commuting, and more stress in a regular day. Guatemala City has grown so much that it is no longer feasible ...

Heavier workloads, combined with hectic and stressful lifestyles, saw more people suffer with digestive problems in Turkey in 2017. This grew the demand for digestive remedies. The growing incidence of acute and consistent digestive ailments like ...