ANALGESICS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

Euromonitor International

February 2019

LIST OF CONTENTS AND TABLES

Headlines

Prospects

Nhs Budget-saving Efforts Set To Make More Drugs Available OTC

Addictions and Abuse Could Hinder OTC Availability for Combination Analgesics

Topical and Herbal/traditional Alternatives Still Struggle To Find Their Place Despite Good Growth

Competitive Landscape

Good Performance of Private Label Pushed by Increased Product Availability

Reckitt Benckiser Remains the Unchallenged Leading Player

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

Consumer Focus Shifts Further Towards Healthy Living, Natural Remedies and Mental Health

Focus on Prevention Rather Than Curative Products Drives Herbal Sales in the Pursuit of Healthy Living

Fickle Customers Heighten the Threat of Private Label To Established Players

Pharmacies Struggle To Remain Relevant As Supermarkets Rule

Nhs Cost-cutting Expected To Boost OTC Sales As Brexit Looms in the Forecast Period

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

Sources

Summary 1 Research Sources

The frequency and increase in GP consultations continue to impact the already constrained NHS budget. With growing consumer awareness and online availability of information on basic primary care, UK consumers appear to be increasingly leaning towards greater self-medication. The regulatory bodies have decided to shift some prescription medicines to the OTC segment to reduce reimbursement costs and GP consultations. In the UK, analgesics is the second biggest OTC category after cough, cold and al...

Euromonitor International's Analgesics in United Kingdom 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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