COUGH, COLD AND ALLERGY (HAY FEVER) REMEDIES IN SOUTH AFRICA

Euromonitor International

February 2019

LIST OF CONTENTS AND TABLES

Headlines

Prospects

Economic Uncertainty and A Willingness To Self-medicate Driving Category Growth

High Incidence of Hiv and Climatic Conditions Drive Growth in Antihistamines/allergy Remedies

Cough Remedies Sees Strong Growth Despite Restrictions

Competitive Landscape

Adcock Ingram Maintains Its Leading Position

Multinationals Dominate Sales Although Traditional Medicine Has A Strong Foothold in Rural South Africa

Private Label Continues To Grow But From A Low Base

Category Data

Table 1 Sales of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies by Category: Value 2013-2018

Table 2 Sales of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies by Category: % Value Growth 2013-2018

Table 3 Sales of Decongestants by Category: Value 2013-2018

Table 4 Sales of Decongestants by Category: % Value Growth 2013-2018

Table 5 NBO Company Shares of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies: % Value 2014-2018

Table 6 LBN Brand Shares of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies: % Value 2015-2018

Table 7 Forecast Sales of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies by Category: Value 2018-2023

Table 8 Forecast Sales of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023

Executive Summary

Self-medication and Challenging Economic Climate Impact Growth

Uncertainty Persists Surrounding Amendments To the Complementary and Alternative Medicines (cams) Act

Adcock Ingram Maintains Its Leading Position While Private Label Is on the Rise

Chemists/pharmacies Remains the Leading Distribution Channel

Health and Wellness and Self-medication Trends Open Up New Opportunities for Consumer Health Players

Market Indicators

Table 9 Consumer Expenditure on Health Goods and Medical Services: Value 2013-2018

Table 10 Life Expectancy at Birth 2013-2018

Market Data

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

Table 12 Sales of Consumer Health by Category: % Value Growth 2013-2018

Table 13 NBO Company Shares of Consumer Health: % Value 2014-2018

Table 14 LBN Brand Shares of Consumer Health: % Value 2015-2018

Table 15 Penetration of Private Label in Consumer Health by Category: % Value 2013-2018

Table 16 Distribution of Consumer Health by Format: % Value 2013-2018

Table 17 Distribution of Consumer Health by Format and Category: % Value 2018

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

Table 19 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

Cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies continues to record double-digit current value growth in 2018. Category growth continues to be fuelled by new product development and increasing self-medication. Economic uncertainty – characterised by high unemployment, falling disposable income and job insecurity – has made it harder for people to take time off work to go to the doctor, with it also being cheaper to buy over-the-counter medicines.

Euromonitor International's Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies in South Africa 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: Antihistamines/Allergy Remedies (Systemic), Combination Products - Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies, Cough Remedies, Decongestants, Medicated Confectionery, Paediatric Cough, Cold and Allergy Remedies, Pharyngeal Preparations.

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

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