Consumer Health

Eye health is a major global concern with short-sightedness (myopia) affecting people from a younger age. This is thought to be due to lifestyle factors, including reduced exposure to sunlight, and the propensity of the population to spend more time…

Consumption of digestive remedies in Taiwan has picked up in 2023, with most categories set to register stronger volume growth or lower rates of decline than in 2022. This is mainly explained by the easing of the pandemic, in that people have become…

The increasing propensity of consumers to dine out, following the ending of COVID-19 restrictions, triggered a rise in demand for digestive remedies in New Zealand in 2023, continuing the trend that was seen during the second half of the previous…

Overall volume sales of dietary supplements in Taiwan have picked up in 2023, with most categories set to show improved results in this regard as compared to 2022. As with vitamins, demand has been buoyed by the growing adoption of more holistic and…

Retail sales of dietary supplements in New Zealand saw stronger growth in current value terms in 2023. However, much of this was driven by increases in unit prices, due to inflation, rather than any significant upturn in demand. The country high…

As is the case across consumer health in Taiwan, herbal/traditional varieties have continued to gain popularity in dermatologicals in 2023 amidst rising awareness of the potentially harmful side effects and contraindications of active pharmaceutical…

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…