COUGH, COLD AND ALLERGY (HAY FEVER) REMEDIES IN COSTA RICA

Euromonitor International

February 2019

LIST OF CONTENTS AND TABLES

Headlines

Prospects

Brand-awareness and Multiple Performance Claims Continue To Drive Sales

Herbal/traditional Alternatives Are Set To Gain Momentum

Competitive Landscape

Major International Players Continue To Lead Sales

Generics Are Strengthening

Polarisation Should Gain Additional Momentum During the Forecast Period

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

Table 4 LBN Brand Shares of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies: % Value 2015-2018

Table 5 Forecast Sales of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies by Category: Value 2018-2023

Table 6 Forecast Sales of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023

Executive Summary

Healthier Lifestyle Approaches Continue To Leverage on New Dietary Trends, Influencing Consumer Health Demand During 2018

Additional Segmentation and Lower-priced Generics Set the Pace of 2018's Value Sales Performance

Traditional International Pharmaceuticals Maintain Their Competitive Advantages During 2018

Distribution Efforts Continue To Target Modern Grocery Retailers and Healthcare Specialists, While Players Make Room for Online Sales Opportunities

New Lifestyle and Dietary Habits Are Anticipated To Continue Influencing Consumer Health's Performance Over the Forecast Period

Market Indicators

Table 7 Consumer Expenditure on Health Goods and Medical Services: Value 2013-2018

Table 8 Life Expectancy at Birth 2013-2018

Market Data

Table 9 Sales of Consumer Health by Category: Value 2013-2018

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

Table 11 NBO Company Shares of Consumer Health: % Value 2014-2018

Table 12 LBN Brand Shares of Consumer Health: % Value 2015-2018

Table 13 Distribution of Consumer Health by Format: % Value 2013-2018

Table 14 Distribution of Consumer Health by Format and Category: % Value 2018

Table 15 Forecast Sales of Consumer Health by Category: Value 2018-2023

Table 16 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

Definitions

Sources

Summary 1 Research Sources

Given the tropical weather conditions that characterise Costa Rica throughout most of the year (and in particular during the second half of the year when rain tends to be more frequent), the demand for cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies maintains its regular cyclic pattern, increasing in relevance between the months of June and December (having a peak during September-November). This especially the case as the country continues to experience more extreme weather events and harder rain...

Euromonitor International's Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies in Costa Rica 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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