A Poor Performance in the Cough, Cold and Allergy Product Market in the UK Causes a Decline in OTC Healthcare Sales.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c33245) has announced the addition of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hayfever) Remedies in the United Kingdom to their offering. Our Cough, Cold and Allergy Products in the United Kingdom report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data (1999-2004), allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market- be they new product developments, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts to 2009 illustrate how the market is set to change. Product coverage: decongestants Decongestants Definition Decongestants are medicines used to relieve nasal congestion (stuffy nose). Purpose A congested or stuffy nose is a common symptom of colds and allergies. , cough remedies, pharyngeal pharyngeal /pha·ryn·ge·al/ (fah-rin´je-al) pertaining to the pharynx. pha·ryn·geal or pha·ryn·gal adj. Of, relating to, located in, or coming from the pharynx. preparations, medicated medicated /med·i·cat·ed/ (med´i-kat?id) imbued with a medicinal substance. medicated contains a medicinal substance. confectionery, combination products, child-specific products, antihistamines Antihistamines Definition Antihistamines are drugs that block the action of histamine (a compound released in allergic inflammatory reactions) at the H1 Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares and brand shares Why buy this report? --Get a detailed picture of the cough, cold and allergy (hayfever) industry --Identify factors driving change --Understand the competitive environment, the market's major players and leading brands --Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop With a network of over 600 analysts worldwide, we have a unique capability to develop reliable information resources to help drive informed strategic planning. Topics Covered 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2. OPERATING ENVIRONMENT --2.1 OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). Registration and Classification --2.2 Vitamins & Dietary Supplements Registration and Classification --2.3 Advertising --2.4 Packaging and Labelling --2.5 Distribution --2.6 De-listing or De-reimbursement --2.7 Traditional Remedies --2.8 Homeopathy homeopathy (hōmēŏp`əthē), system of medicine whose fundamental principle is the law of similars—that like is cured by like. --2.9 Generics --2.10 Consumer Expenditure on Health Goods and Medical Services --2.11 Life Expectancy Life Expectancy 1. The age until which a person is expected to live. 2. The remaining number of years an individual is expected to live, based on IRS issued life expectancy tables. 3. OTC HEALTHCARE SALES --3.1 Market Performance --3.2 Switches --3.3 Key Trends and Developments --3.4 Competitive Environment --3.5 Leading Company Profiles - Bayer Plc --3.6 Leading Company Profiles - Boots Healthcare International --3.7 Leading Company Profiles - GlaxoSmithKline Plc --3.8 Leading Company Profiles - Johnson & Johnson MSD (MicroSoft Diagnostics) A utility that accompanied Windows 3.1 and DOS 6 that reported on the internal configuration of the PC. A variety of information on disks, video, drivers, IRQs and port addresses was provided. Ltd --3.9 Leading Company Profiles - Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd --3.10 Leading Company Profiles - Pfizer Consumer Healthcare Ltd --3.11 Leading Company Profiles - Reckitt Benckiser Plc --3.12 Leading Company Profiles - Roche Products Ltd --3.13 Leading Company Profiles - Seven Seas Ltd --3.14 Leading Company Profiles - SSL International Plc --3.15 Leading Company Profiles - Wyeth Consumer Healthcare --3.16 Emerging and Niche Companies --3.17 Retail Distribution --3.18 Retailer Activity and Private Label Trends --3.19 Forecast Market Performance 4. COUGH, COLD AND ALLERGY (HAY FEVER) REMEDIES SALES --4.1 Sector Performance --4.2 New Product Developments --4.3 Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies by Herbal/Standard Split --4.4 Decongestants Performance --4.5 Child-specific Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies Performance 5. DEFINITIONS Summary Value growth in the OTC healthcare market slowed considerably in 2004, with overall sales up by almost 3% in current terms, compared to a compound annual growth rate (CAGR CAGR See: Compound Annual Growth Rate ) of nearly 4% for the review period. Growth was constrained by the poor performance of analgesics Analgesics Definition Analgesics are medicines that relieve pain. Purpose Analgesics are those drugs that mainly provide pain relief. and cough, cold and allergy remedies, both which were subjected to the continued EDLP EDLP Every Day Low Prices (every day low prices) policies of leading multiple grocers. Following the abolition of retail price maintenance (RPM) in 2001, grocery multiples continued to reduce prices on a wide range of products. Companies Mentioned Include: - GlaxoSmithKline Plc - Crookes Healthcare Ltd - Reckitt Benckiser Plc - Pfizer Consumer Healthcare Ltd - Seven Seas Ltd - SSL International Plc - Wyeth Consumer Healthcare Inc - Boots Co Plc, The - Roche Products Ltd - Ernest Jackson Ltd - Bayer Plc - Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd - Holland & Barrett Retail Ltd - Johnson & Johnson MSD - Masterfoods UK Ltd - Johnson & Johnson Ltd - DDD DDD Direct Distance Dialing DDD Digital/Digital/Digital (audio CD format, recording/mixing/mastering) DDD Degenerative Disc Disease DDD Domain Driven Design DDD Data Display Debugger (GNU Project) Group, The - Pharmacia & Upjohn Cambridge Ltd - Schering Healthcare Ltd - Chemist Brokers Ltd - Chefaro Proprietaries Ltd - Mentholatum Co Ltd, The - Beiersdorf UK Ltd - Schering-Plough Ltd - Omega Pharma SA - Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd - Healthspan Group Ltd - Goldshield Healthcare Direct Ltd - Procter & Gamble Ltd - Tosara Products UK Ltd - UCB UCB - University of California at Berkeley Pharma - Ransom Consumer Healthcare - Stiefel Laboratories (UK) Ltd - Vitabiotics Ltd - Thornton & Ross Ltd - Healthy Direct Ltd - Lane Health Products Ltd, GR - Lichtwer Pharma UK Ltd - GlaxoSmithKline UK Ltd - De Witt & Co Ltd, E C - Rhone-Poulenc Rorer - Sankyo Pharma UK Ltd - Colgate-Palmolive UK Ltd - Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd - L'Oreal (UK) Ltd - Merck Consumer Healthcare Ltd - Lofthouse of Fleetwood Ltd - Pharmadass Ltd - Solgar Vitamins Ltd - Combe combe Noun same as coomb International Ltd - Whitehall Laboratories Ltd - Mars UK Ltd - Adams Confectionery - Peter Black Healthcare Ltd - English Grains Ltd - Health Perception Co Ltd For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c33245 |
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