Consumer Expenditure and Confidence Reached its Highest Point in the Chinese OTC Healthcare Market.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c42908) has announced the addition of Medicated medicated /med·i·cat·ed/ (med´i-kat?id) imbued with a medicinal substance. medicated contains a medicinal substance. Skin Care In Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. , China to their offering. Our Medicated Skin Care in Hong Kong report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data (2000-2005), 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 2010 illustrate how the market is set to change. Product coverage: acne treatments, antipruritics, topical germicidals/antiseptics, topical allergy remedies/antihistamines, topical antifungals, vaginal antifungals, antiparasitics/lice (head and body) treatments, medicated shampoos, hair loss treatments, lip care treatments, haemorrhoid treatments, child-specific medicated skin care, nappy (diaper) rash treatments Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares and brand shares Why buy this report? - Get a detailed picture of the medicated skin care 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 (1) The data and information assets of an organization, department or unit. See data administration. (2) Another name for the Information Systems (IS) or Information Technology (IT) department. See IT. to help drive informed strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. .. 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 Competitive Environment - 3.3 Leading Company Profile: Advance Pharmaceutical Co Ltd - 3.4 Leading Company Profile: Fortune Pharmacal Co Ltd - 3.5 Leading Company Profile: Hoe Hin Pak Fah Yeow Manufacturing Ltd - 3.6 Leading Company Profile: Nin Jiom Medicine Mfy (Hong Kong) Ltd - 3.7 Retail Distribution - 3.8 Retailer Activity and Private Label Trends - 3.9 Forecast Market Performance 4. MEDICATED SKIN CARE SALES - 4.1 Sector Performance - 4.2 Medicated Skin Care by Herbal/Standard Split - 4.3 Acne Treatments Brand Shares - 4.4 Hair Loss Treatments Brand Shares 5. DEFINITIONS Summary Value sales of OTC Healthcare dampened by price competition The economy of Hong Kong The Economy of Hong Kong is widely believed, and some argue incorrectly, to be the most economically free in the world. It has often been cited by economists such as Milton Friedman and the Cato Institute as an example of the benefits of laissez-faire capitalism. has recovered from the outbreak of SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Definition Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is the first emergent and highly transmissible viral disease to appear during the twenty-first century. ), which hit in 2003 and has also taken advantage of the continuous expansion of China's economy. A lower unemployment rate and higher personal salaries were recorded in 2005. Consumer expenditure and confidence also reached its highest point since 1995, driving sales in all markets including that for OTC Healthcare. However, although consumers had strong purchasing power Purchasing Power 1. The value of a currency expressed in terms of the amount of goods or services that one unit of money can buy. Purchasing power is important because, all else being equal, inflation decreases the amount of goods or services you'd be able to purchase. 2. and spent more on OTC Healthcare, price competition was keen among the distribution channels in OTC Healthcare, thus putting pressure on value sales in all sectors of OTC Healthcare. Hence, OTC Healthcare posted low value growth, of just 2%, in 2005. Companies Mentioned Include: - GlaxoSmithKline HK Ltd - Cerebos Pacific Pte Ltd - Wyeth (HK) Ltd - Fortune Pharmacal Co Ltd - Eu Yan Sang (Hong Kong) Ltd - Pfizer Corp Hong Kong Ltd - Roche Hong Kong Ltd - Nin Jiom Medicine Mfy (Hong Kong) Ltd - Novartis Pharmaceuticals (HK) Ltd - Advance Pharmaceutical Co Ltd - Ricola AG - Shigaken Pharmaceutical Ind Co - Boots Co Plc, The - Johnson & Johnson HK Ltd - AstraZeneca Hong Kong Ltd - Vita Green Health Products Co Ltd - Abbott Laboratories Ltd - Lofthouse of Fleetwood - Ltd ICN ICN International Council of Nurses. Pharmaceutical Inc - Reckitt Benckiser HK Ltd - Mentholatum (Asia Pacific) Ltd - Haw haw, common name for several plants, e.g., the hawthorn and the black haw (see honeysuckle). Par Healthcare Ltd - Hoe Hin Pak Fah Yeow Manufacturing Ltd - Boehringer Ingelheim (Hong Kong) Ltd - Aventis Pharma Ltd - Chattem Inc - Bayer Healthcare Co Ltd - Bristol-Myers Squibb (HK) Ltd - Takeda Chemical Industries Ltd - Blackmores Ltd - Pharmacia Asia Ltd - Pharmacia Asia Ltd - Whitehall Laboratories For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c42908 |
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