ANALGESICS IN BELGIUM

Euromonitor International

February 2019

LIST OF CONTENTS AND TABLES

Headlines

Prospects

Analgesics Increasingly Susceptible To the Vagaries of the Weather

Patches and Fast-acting Products Could Prevent Saturation in Topical Analgesics/anaesthetics

Dangerous Secondary Effect of Increasing Unit Price

Competitive Landscape

Further Erosion of Mainstream Brands

Active Substances Are Becoming Brand Names, Which Benefits Generics

Brands Focus on Niche Products and New Formats

Category Data

Table 1 Sales of Analgesics by Category: Value 2013-2018

Table 2 Sales of Analgesics by Category: % Value Growth 2013-2018

Table 3 Sales of Topical Analgesics/Anaesthetic by Format: % Value 2013-2018

Table 4 NBO Company Shares of Analgesics: % Value 2014-2018

Table 5 LBN Brand Shares of Analgesics: % Value 2015-2018

Table 6 Forecast Sales of Analgesics by Category: Value 2018-2023

Table 7 Forecast Sales of Analgesics by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023

Executive Summary

Differing Fates for OTC Products and Other Consumer Health

Non-otc Products Also Have Their Own Constraints

Generic, Medium-sized And/or Local Manufacturers Fare Better Than Ethical Multinationals

Movement Within Distribution

Manufacturers Remain Wary of Future Legislation

Market Indicators

Table 8 Consumer Expenditure on Health Goods and Medical Services: Value 2013-2018

Table 9 Life Expectancy at Birth 2013-2018

Market Data

Table 10 Sales of Consumer Health by Category: Value 2013-2018

Table 11 Sales of Consumer Health by Category: % Value Growth 2013-2018

Table 12 NBO Company Shares of Consumer Health: % Value 2014-2018

Table 13 LBN Brand Shares of Consumer Health: % Value 2015-2018

Table 14 Penetration of Private Label in Consumer Health by Category: % Value 2013-2018

Table 15 Distribution of Consumer Health by Format: % Value 2013-2018

Table 16 Distribution of Consumer Health by Format and Category: % Value 2018

Table 17 Forecast Sales of Consumer Health by Category: Value 2018-2023

Table 18 Forecast Sales of Consumer Health by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023

Appendix

OTC Registration and Classification

Vitamins and Dietary Supplements Registration and Classification

Self-medication/self-care and Preventive Medicine

Switches

Summary 1 OTC: Switches

Definitions

Sources

Summary 2 Research Sources

While it was previously perceived as yet another variable, weather could become the primary concern for players in analgesics in the coming years. Given that Belgians usually over-consume systemic analgesics at the first sign of cold or flu symptoms, the increasingly uncertain climatic conditions pose a serious threat for the category. In terms of epidemiology, the uncertainty started in 2017 and did not witness any peak for cases of influenza from January to March, in contrast with the same per...

Euromonitor International's Analgesics in Belgium report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2014-2018, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. Forecasts to 2023 illustrate how the market is set to change.

Product coverage: Systemic Analgesics, Topical Analgesics/Anaesthetic.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

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