Introduction
Key points
Definition
Analgesics
OTC pharmaceuticals
Consumer research
Abbreviations
Executive Summary
The Market
Figure 1: Value sales of OTC analgesics, Big 5, 2005-15
Companies, Brands and Innovation
Figure 2: New product launches in OTC analgesics, % share by claim, Europe, Jan 2010-May 2011
The Consumer
Figure 3: Ailments suffered and use of pain relief, France, Germany, GB and Spain, 2010
Nearly eight in ten European adults wait until they feel really ill before seeing their GP
Figure 4: Sources of information, advice or diagnosis, France, Germany, GB and Spain, 2010
Figure 5: Most frequent visitors to the GP (ie going once a month or more), by gender and country, 2010
Figure 6: Source of purchasing non-prescription pharmaceuticals and chemists products, France, Germany, GB and Spain, 2010
European Market Size and Forecast
Key points
OTC pharmaceuticals
Figure 7: Value sales of OTC pharmaceuticals* in current terms, €/£ million, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and UK, 2008-10
OTC analgesics
Figure 8: Value sales of OTC analgesics in current terms, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and UK, €/£ million, 2005-15
France
Germany
Italy
Spain
UK
Other Europe
Figure 9: Value sales of OTC pharmaceuticals* in current terms, other European countries, 2008-10
OTC analgesics
Figure 10: Value sales of OTC analgesics in current terms, other European countries, 2005-14
OTC analgesics average spend per capita
Figure 11: OTC analgesics, spend per capita, 2005-15
Companies and Product Innovation
Key points
Figure 12: 7 New product activity in OTC analgesics, % share by global region, Jan 2010-May 2011
Figure 13: New product activity in OTC analgesics, Europe, % share by country, Jan 2010-May 2011
Product attributes
Figure 14: New product launches in OTC analgesics, % share by claim, Europe, Jan 2010-May 2011
UK
Figure 15: OTC analgesic launches, % share by claim, UK, Jan 2010-May 2011
Most innovative products
Germany
Figure 16: OTC analgesic launches, % share by claim, Germany, Jan 2010-May 2011
Most innovative products
France
Figure 17: OTC analgesic launches, % share by claim, France, Jan 2010-May 2011
Most innovative products
Italy
Figure 18: OTC analgesic launches, % share by claim, Italy, Jan 2010-May 2011
Most innovative products
Spain
Figure 19: OTC analgesic launches, % share by claim, Spain, Jan 2010-May 2011
Most innovative products
The Consumer – Ailments Suffered and Use of OTC Analgesics
Key points
Ailments suffered
Figure 20: Ailments suffered in last 12 months, France, Germany, GB and Spain, 2010
Headaches
Colds/flu
Back pain/arthritis/rheumatism
Headache remedies
Figure 21: Frequency of using headache remedies, France, Germany, GB and Spain, 2010
France
Figure 22: Usage of headache remedies by gender and age, France, 2010
Germany
Figure 23: Frequency of using headache remedies, by gender, Germany, 2010
Figure 24: Indexed volume usage of headache remedies, by gender and age, Germany, 2010
Spain
Figure 25: Usage of headache remedies, by gender, Spain, 2010
Figure 26: Usage of headache remedies, by gender, Spain, 2010
GB
Figure 27: Usage of headache remedies, by gender, GB, 2010
Muscular and joint pain remedies
Figure 28: Trends in frequency of using muscular and joint pain remedies, men by country, 2010
Figure 29: Trends in frequency and usage of muscular and joint pain remedies, women by country, 2010
Figure 30: types of muscular and joint pain remedies (for external use) used in the last 12 months, Germany and Spain, 2010
The Consumer – Attitudes Towards visiting GPs
Key points
Figure 31: Attitudes towards health, France, Germany, GB and Spain, 2010
Figure 32: Periodical check-ups, by age and country, 2010
Sources used for information, advice or diagnosis
Figure 33: Sources of information, advice or diagnosis, by country, 2010
Family doctors
Pharmacists
Alternative health practitioners
Books, newspapers, magazines, internet, TV and radio
Frequency of visiting GP
Figure 34: Frequency of visits to GP surgeries, men, by country, 2010
Figure 35: Trends in frequency of visits to GP surgeries, women, by country, 2010
The Consumer – Shopping for OTC medicines
Key points
Figure 36: Where non-prescription pharmaceuticals and chemists products are bought, France, Germany, GB and Spain, 2010
France
Germany
Spain
GB
Appendix – Ailments Suffered and Use of OTC Analgesics
Figure 37: Selected ailments suffered in the last 12 months, by demographics, France, 2010
Figure 38: Selected ailments suffered in the last 12 months, by demographics, France, 2010
Figure 39: Selected ailments suffered in the last 12 months, by demographics, Germany, 2010
Figure 40: Selected ailments suffered in the last 12 months, by demographics, Germany, 2010
Figure 41: Selected ailments suffered in the last 12 months, by demographics, Spain, 2010
Figure 42: Selected ailments suffered in the last 12 months, by demographics, Spain, 2010
Figure 43: Selected ailments suffered in the last 12 months, by demographics, GB, 2010
Figure 44: Selected ailments suffered in the last 12 months, by demographics, GB, 2010
Usage of headache remedies
Figure 45: Usage of headache remedies in the last 12 months, by demographics, France, 2010
Figure 46: Usage of headache remedies in the last 12 months, by demographics, Germany, 2010
Figure 47: Usage of headache remedies in the last 12 months, by demographics, Spain, 2010
Figure 48: Usage of headache remedies in the last 12 months, by demographics, GB, 2010
Appendix – Attitudes Towards Visiting GPs
Figure 49: Attitudes towards health, by demographics, France, 2010
Figure 50: Attitudes towards health, by demographics, France, 2010
Figure 51: Attitudes towards health, by demographics, Germany, 2010
Figure 52: Attitudes towards health, by demographics, Germany, 2010
Figure 53: Attitudes towards health by demographics, Spain, 2010
Figure 54: Attitudes towards health, by demographics, GB, 2010
Figure 55: Attitudes towards health, by demographics, GB, 2010
Figure 56: Frequency of visiting GP, by demographics, France, 2010
Figure 57: Frequency of visiting GP, by demographics, France, 2010
Germany
Figure 58: Frequency of visiting GP, by demographics, Germany, 2010
Figure 59: Frequency of visiting GP, by demographics, Germany, 2010
Spain
Figure 60: Frequency of visiting GP, by demographics, Spain, 2010
Figure 61: Frequency of visiting GP, by demographics, Spain, 2010
GB
Figure 62: Frequency of visiting GP, by demographics, GB, 2010
Figure 63: Frequency of visiting GP, by demographics, GB, 2010