Contents:

Analgesics in Ireland Euromonitor International April 2009 List of Contents and Tables Executive Summary Economy Slows Down, But Growth in OTC Does Not Concerns Over Codeine Addiction May Be Well Justified Multinationals Control the Market A Shift Away From Supermarkets Occurs for the First Time Over the Review Period A Rise in Self-medication Will Continue To Help Sales of Several Sectors Key Trends and Developments Most OTC Sectors Remain Relatively Immune To the Economic Downturn Self-medication Becoming More Common Consumers Are Willing To Spend More for Convenience and Speed Interest in Stronger Medicines Shifts Distribution Away From Supermarkets Reductions in Sick Leave and Work-related Stress Benefit OTC Sales Market Indicators Table 1 Consumer Expenditure on Health Goods and Medical Services 2003-2008 Table 2 Life Expectancy at Birth 2003-2008 Market Data Table 3 Sales of OTC Healthcare by Sector: Value 2003-2008 Table 4 Sales of OTC Healthcare by Sector: % Value Growth 2003-2008 Table 5 OTC Healthcare Company Shares by Value 2004-2008 Table 6 OTC Healthcare Brand Shares by Value 2005-2008 Table 7 Penetration of Private Label by Sector 2003-2008 Table 8 Sales of OTC Healthcare by Distribution Format: % Analysis 2003-2008 Table 9 Sales of OTC Healthcare by Sector and Distribution Format: % Analysis 2008 Table 10 Forecast Sales of OTC Healthcare by Sector: Value 2008-2013 Table 11 Forecast Sales of OTC Healthcare by Sector: % Value Growth 2008-2013 Appendix OTC Registration and Classification De-listing and De-reimbursement Advertising Packaging and Labelling Distribution Vitamins and Dietary Supplements Registration and Classification EU Legislation Self-medication and Preventative Medicine Generics Switches Definitions Summary 1 Research Sources GlaxoSmithKline (ireland) Ltd Strategic Direction Key Facts Summary 2 GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare (Ireland) Ltd: Key Facts Company Background Production Summary 3 GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare (Ireland) Ltd: Production Statistics 2008 Competitive Positioning Summary 4 GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare (Ireland) Ltd: Competitive Position 2008 Nourish Strategic Direction Key Facts Summary 5 Nourish: Key Facts Company Background Production Competitive Positioning Pinewood Healthcare Group Strategic Direction Key Facts Summary 6 Pinewood Healthcare Group: Key Facts Company Background Production Summary 7 Pinewood Healthcare Group: Production Statistics 2008 Competitive Positioning Summary 8 Pinewood Healthcare Group: Competitive Position 2008 Sona Nutrition Ltd Strategic Direction Key Facts Summary 9 Sona Nutrition Ltd: Key Facts Company Background Production Summary 10 Sona Nutrition Ltd: Production Statistics 2008 Competitive Positioning Summary 11 Sona Nutrition Ltd: Competitive Position 2008 Tesco Ireland Ltd Strategic Direction Key Facts Summary 12 Tesco Ireland Ltd: Key Facts Company Background Production Competitive Positioning Headlines Trends Switches Competitive Landscape Prospects Sector Data Table 12 Sales of Analgesics by Subsector: Value 2003-2008 Table 13 Sales of Analgesics by Subsector: % Value Growth 2003-2008 Table 14 Herbal vs Standard Topical Analgesics 2003-2008 Table 15 Topical Analgesics by Format: % Value Breakdown 2004-2008 Table 16 Analgesics Company Shares by Value 2004-2008 Table 17 Analgesics Brand Shares by Value 2005-2008 Table 18 Forecast Sales of Analgesics by Subsector: Value 2008-2013 Table 19 Forecast Sales of Analgesics by Subsector: % Value Growth 2008-2013

Summary:

Milder winter cools down OTC healthcare performance in 2004 OTC healthcare in Ireland witnessed another good year in 2004, with sales increasing. Current value growth in 2004 was a bit slower than in 2003 due to a milder winter, which meant there were fewer outbreaks of colds and flu. As a result the largest sectors, analgesics and cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies, recorded current value growth which was slower than that recorded in 2003 by one and two percentage points respectively. Vitamins and dietary supplements was also affected by this, but to a lesser extent, as other factors such as increasing health awareness boosted its development.

Companies Mentioned

Companies Mentioned Include: - GlaxoSmithKline (Ireland) Ltd - Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals - Wyeth Consumer Healthcare Ireland Ltd - Crookes Healthcare Ltd - Reckitt Benckiser Ireland Ltd - Seven Seas Ireland Ltd - Roche Consumer Healthcare - SSL International Plc - Novartis Ireland Ltd - Beeline Healthcare Ltd - Bayer Ltd - Procter & Gamble (Manufacturing) Ireland Ltd - Unigreg Ltd - Stiefel Laboratories (Ireland) Ltd - Janssen-Cilag Ltd - DDD Group, The - Sona Healthcare Ltd - Johnson & Johnson (Ireland) Ltd - Windsor Healthcare Ltd - Smith & Nephew Ltd - Monmouth Pharmaceuticals Ltd - Aventis Pharma Ltd - Lane Health Products Ltd, GR - Adams Confectionery - Nutricare Ltd - Quest Vitamins Ltd - Tosara Products Ltd - Vitabiotics Ltd - Cadbury Ireland Ltd - Ovelle Ltd - Quinoderm Ltd - Pinewood Healthcare Group - English Grains Ltd - Mentholatum Co Ltd, The - Masterfoods Ireland Ltd - Chefaro Ireland Ltd - Lifeplan Products Ltd - Antigen Pharmaceuticals Ltd - Ransom Consumer Healthcare - Hoechst Ireland Ltd - Fleming Medical Ltd - Schering-Plough (Ireland) Co - Clonmel Healthcare Ltd - 3M Ireland Ltd - Prestige Brands International Inc - Aventis Ireland Ltd - Ricesteele Healthcare Ltd - Esi Optima Healthcare - Rowa Pharmaceuticals - Lab Ltd - Abbott Laboratories (Ireland) Ltd - Pharmacia Ireland Ltd - Peter Black Healthcare Ltd