Consumer Health

Topical antifungals was one of the most dynamic subcategories within dermatologicals in current value terms in 2023, continuing the trend of the previous year. Following a sluggish performance during the first three years of the review period, such…

In line with rising health-consciousness, people in Taiwan are becoming more worried about the potentially hazardous side effects and contraindications of active pharmaceutical ingredients in standard OTC medications. This has continued to buoy…

With an early start to the influenza season, many New Zealanders were caught off guard and succumbed to the virus throughout 2023. With a dry cough being one of the most common flu symptoms, demand for treatments to help soothe the throat was…

Consumer health in Taiwan has performed positively on the whole in 2023, with growth in total current value sales remaining robust and most categories either expanding in volume terms or contracting at a slower pace than in 2022. The easing of the…

During the pandemic Sri Lanka received international support to purchase the necessary medication to help them fight COVID-19. However, due to the current economic crisis the Government of Sri Lanka has had to impose import restrictions due to…

Consumer health is registering healthy growth rates in Oman in 2023. Growth is being driven by the increasing presence of OTC brands, increasing consumer awareness, an expanding population and an increase in self-medication. Easing inflationary…

The consumer health industry in New Zealand continued to witness robust growth in current value terms in 2023. The year marked a return to a semblance of normality in the country, following the reopening of borders and the lifting of COVID-19…

The topical analgesics/anaesthetic category is poised to record the fastest growth in volume and current value terms within analgesics in 2023, and looks set to show improved results in both respects as compared to 2022. These types of products…

Analgesics continued to see solid growth in current value terms in 2023, following the easing of most COVID-19-related restrictions in September 2022. With measures such as lockdowns, mandatory mask-wearing and social distancing no longer in place,…

Wound care in Austria has continued to see declining sales in retail volume terms with current value growth being the result of an inflation driven increase in unit prices. Wound care last saw growth in retail volume terms in 2021 as consumers…