Analgesics in Spain Identifies the Leading Companies, the Leading Brands and Offers Strategic Analysis of Key Factors Influencing the Market.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c85692) has announced the addition of "Analgesics Analgesics Definition Analgesics are medicines that relieve pain. Purpose Analgesics are those drugs that mainly provide pain relief. in Spain" to their offering. Our Analgesics in Spain report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data (2001-2006), 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 2011 illustrate how the market is set to change. Product coverage: adult analgesics, child-specific analgesics, systemic analgesics, topical analgesics Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares Why buy this report? - Get a detailed picture of the analgesics industry - Pinpoint growth sectors and trends and 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 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Demographics The attributes of people in a particular geographic area. Used for marketing purposes, population, ethnic origins, religion, spoken language, income and age range are examples of demographic data. Shaping Sales Two main demographic factors are crucial in explaining the development of OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). sales in Spain in the latter part of the review period. The first is the birth rate, which recovered in 2005 and 2006, and with it growth in child-specific products. The second is the ageing of the Spanish population, which is contributing positively to sales of medicated medicated /med·i·cat·ed/ (med´i-kat?id) imbued with a medicinal substance. medicated contains a medicinal substance. skin care and digestive Ulcers (Digestive) Definition In general, an ulcer is any eroded area of skin or a mucous membrane, marked by tissue disintegration. In common usage, however, ulcer usually is used to refer to disorders in the upper digestive tract. remedies. Low Incidence of Flu Shapes Sales for the Second Year in A Row Much in line with 2005, value sales of OTC products were limited by the low influence of the flu in 2006. This, along with the mild temperatures registered in the winter of 2006, limited sales of cough and cold remedies cold remedy Popular pharmacology Any OTC product for relief of one or more common cold symptom Types Antihistamines, decongestants Pros CRs provide some relief by partially suppressing nasal congestion, runny nose, cough Cons CRs are not antimicrobial, don't and analgesics, and had a significant impact on the wider Spanish OTC market Noun 1. OTC market - a stock exchange where securities transactions are made via telephone and computer rather than on the floor of an exchange over-the-counter market . Fragmentation (1) Storing data in non-contiguous areas on disk. As files are updated, new data are stored in available free space, which may not be contiguous. Fragmented files cause extra head movement, slowing disk accesses. A defragger program is used to rewrite and reorder all the files. Defines Spanish OTC Market With over 100 companies active in OTC healthcare in Spain, fragmentation largely characterises the market, as a result of a high degree of specialisation specialisation - A reduction in generality, usually for the sake of increased efficiency. If a piece of code is specialised for certain values of certain variables (usually function arguments), this is known as "partial evaluation". In a language with overloading (e.g. within sectors. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. industry sources, most pharmaceutical companies specialise in one or two sub-sectors, which leads to a substantial number of players being in the market. Internet Arrived Although in 2006, some 90% of OTC value sales were still made through pharmacies, Internet selling has arrived, with new legislation regarding the distribution of medicines. Whilst the law forbids the selling of prescription medicines via the Internet or other distant-selling mechanisms, the sale of non-reimbursed non-prescription medicines is permitted. New Legal Framework In June 2006, the Ministry of Health passed new legislation regarding medicines, which will come into force in 2007. This new legislation changes the legal framework for OTC healthcare in Spain, although non-reimbursed non-prescription medicines are not greatly affected. Other new laws New Laws: see Las Casas, Bartolomé de. are expected to be passed in the near future. New legislation regulating food supplements, anti-alcoholism legislation and further legislation to enhance public health are set to benefit the performance of OTC products over the forecast period. Contents: OTC HEALTHCARE IN SPAIN Executive Summary Demographics Shaping Sales Low Incidence of Flu Shapes Sales for the Second Year in A Row Fragmentation Defines Spanish OTC Market Internet Arrived New Legal Framework Key Trends and Developments Spanish Lifestyles Demographics Shaping Sales Too Many Laws Climate Change Health Drives Sales Market Indicators Table 1 Life Expectancy at Birth 2001-2006 Market Data LOCAL COMPANY PROFILES - SPAIN Almirall Prodesfarma SA Boehringer Ingelheim Espa SA Boots Healthcare Iberia GlaxoSmithKline SA Johnson & Johnson SA Merck Farma Y Qumica SA Novartis Consumer Health SA Pfizer SA Qumica Farmaceutica Bayer SA Uriach-aquilea OTC Sl ANALGESICS IN SPAIN Headlines Trends Competitive Landscape Prospects Sector Data For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c85692. Source: Euromonitor International |
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