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Market Research Report

Children's OTC Products - UK - August 2009

Published by Mintel International Group Ltd, Contact us : +1-860-674-8796
Published 2009/08 Content info  
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Description TOC
  • Issues in the Market
  • Key findings
  • Definition
  • Abbreviations
  • Market in Brief
  • Growing children' s population, stagnating medicine market
  • The impact of MHRA
  • Pharmacists play an integral role
  • Can' t put a price on health
  • Heavily branded market
  • Future outlook
  • Internal Market Environment
  • Key points
  • Child health
  • Children' s asthma and eczema
  • GP consultations in decline
    • Figure 1: Average number of NHS GP consultations per person per year, by gender and age, Great Britain, 1997 to 2007
  • Absence from school
    • Figure 2: Absence rates as reported in school census, % of days, 2006-08
  • The role of the internet
    • Figure 3: Broadband usage, by presence of children, 2008
    • Figure 4: Influence of the media amongst parents, 2004-08
  • Online chemist
  • Sources of advice or information
    • Figure 5: Sources of advice or information regarding health issues, 2008
  • Looking for alternatives
  • Broader Market Environment
  • Key points
  • Child population
    • Figure 6: UK child population, by age and gender, 2004-14
  • Impact of siblings/family size
  • Child immunisation
    • Figure 7: Percentage of children immunised by their second birthday, England 1992/93-2002/03
  • Risk of outbreaks rising
  • Vaccination, regulation and education
  • Changes in legislation
  • OTC cold and flu medicines
  • Impact for children' s OTC market
  • Competitive Context
  • Key points
  • Market in OTC context
  • Prescription medicine
  • Healthcare or toiletries?
  • Sporting injuries... and celebrities
  • Strengths and Weaknesses
  • Strengths
  • Weaknesses
  • Market Size and Forecast
  • Key points
  • Market growth impeded
    • Figure 11: UK retail value sales of children' s OTC and healthcare products, 2004-14
  • Future
  • Segment Performance
  • Key points
  • Sector sales trends
    • Figure 12: UK retail value sales of children' s OTC and healthcare products, by sector, 2007-09
  • Market to grow on the defensive?
  • MHRA recommendations see market cool
  • Prevention rather than cure
  • Rash of growth amongst young children
  • Fast reactions to opportunities for growth
  • Market value by product format
    • Figure 13: UK retail value sales of babies' and children' s OTC products, by format, 2007-09
  • Market Share
  • Key points
  • Retail sales by manufacturer
    • Figure 14: Manufacturers' shares in the UK babies' and children' s OTC market, 2007-09
  • The importance of brand promotion
  • Fever warms sales
  • MHRA impact sales for Reckitt Benckiser
  • Trust Boots
  • Companies and Products
    • Figure 15: Major brands in the UK babies' and children' s OTC market, 2008
  • Bayer HealthCare
  • Chefaro
  • DDD Group
  • Forest Labs
  • GlaxoSmithKline
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Kobayashi
  • Novartis
  • Reckitt Benckiser
  • SSL
  • Thornton & Ross
  • Other
  • Zirtek
  • Koolpak
  • Schwabe Pharma
  • Badger
  • Lanes Health
  • Nelsons
  • Weleda
  • Ransom Consumer Healthcare
  • Retailer own-labels
  • Boots
  • Tesco
  • Sainsbury
  • Brand Communication and Promotion
  • Key points
  • Topline adspend
    • Figure 16: Main monitored media advertising spend on children' s OTC, 2006-09
  • Advertiser
    • Figure 17: Main monitored media advertising spend on children' s OTC, % by leading advertiser, 2006-09
  • Head lice targeted
  • Media type
    • Figure 18: Main monitored media advertising spend on children' s OTC, % by media type, 2006-09
  • Channels to Market
  • Key points
  • Retail distribution of children' s OTC
    • Figure 19: Retail distribution of the UK market for children' s OTC, 2007-09
  • Chemists and drugstores dominate
  • Steady growth for supermarkets
  • Healthy growth for low-value health food stores
  • Purchase of Non-Prescription Pharmaceuticals
  • Key points
  • Purchasing habits
    • Figure 20: Source of purchase of non-prescription pharmaceuticals and chemist products, 2006-08
  • Healthy profile for supermarkets
  • Internet evolves
  • Drug stores -- for infant/junior care
  • Age and socio-economic status count
    • Figure 21: OTC/healthcare shoppers, by demographic group, 2009
  • Potential retail initiatives
  • Children' s OTC Medicines Purchased in the Last 12 Months
  • Key points
    • Figure 22: Purchase of children' s medicines and medicated products in the last 12 months, April 2009
  • Parents suffer too
    • Figure 23: Illnesses suffered from by adults aged 15+ in the last 12 months by demographics, 2008
  • Prescriptive opportunity
    • Figure 24: Comparison of influence of recommendation by all parents and those who have bought a prescribed medicine for their child in the last 12 months, April 2009
  • Consumer Purchase Influence
  • Key points
  • Recommendation is the biggest influence
    • Figure 25: Factors that influence the purchase of children' s medicine and medicated products, April 2009
    • Figure 26: Difference in purchase motivation between all parents and those who are influenced by recommendations, April 2009
  • Advertising less effective than word of mouth
  • Factoring in function, format and flavour
  • No contest between health and wealth
  • Appendix
  • ACORN
  • Advertising data
  • Appendix -- Internal Market Environment
    • Figure 30: Advice sought on health of children, by age of children, 2008
  • Appendix -- Broader Market Environment
    • Figure 31: Age of children by individual year, 2009
    • Figure 32: Adults aged 15+ who are parent/guardian to any children aged 0-15-year-olds, 2008 & 2009
  • Appendix -- Purchase of Non-Prescription Pharmaceuticals
    • Figure 33: Purchase of non-prescription pharmaceuticals and chemist products, 2008
  • Appendix -- Children' s OTC Medicines Purchased in the Last 12 Months
    • Figure 34: Purchase of children' s medicines and medicated products in the last 12 months, by demographics, April 2009
  • Appendix -- Consumer Purchase Influence
    • Figure 35: Most popular factors that influence the purchase of children' s medicine and medicated products, by demographics, April 2009
    • Figure 36: Next most popular factors that influence the purchase of children' s medicine and medicated products, by demographics, April 2009 (continued)
    • Figure 37: Parents who are guided by recommendation from the doctor/nurse or pharmacist or family/friend, by demographics, April 2009
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