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OTC Healthcare in India to 2011

Datamonitor
August 5, 2008
186 Pages - SKU: DFMN1872847

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Countries covered: India

Introduction

This databook is a detailed information resource covering all the key data points on OTC Healthcare in India. It includes comprehensive value volume segmentation and market share data. The databook supplies actual data to 2006 and full forecasts to 2011.

Scope

Contains information on:Analgesics,Cough & cold,Indigestion,Medicated skin products,Traditional medicines,Vitamins & Other OTC healthcare products
Provides market value, volume, expenditure and consumption data by market, segment and subsegment
Includes company and brand share data by categories

Highlights

The market for OTC Healthcare in India increased between 2001-2006, growing at an average annual rate of 6.4%.

The leading company in the market in 2006 was Cipla. The second-largest player was Zandu Pharmaceutical Works Ltd with Dabur India Limited in third place.

Reasons to Purchase

Discover the major quantitative trends affecting the OTC Healthcare markets
Understand consumers' consumption and expenditure patterns
Understand the future direction of the market with reliable historical data and full five year forecasting

Additional Information

Databooks are a detailed information resource covering all the key data points across all industry verticals. They provide data covering a particular market at country or regional level in comprehensive tabular and brief contextual format. The databook allows the user to study and analyze the data. This databook is comprised of an overview chapter covering the market as a whole, a chapter examining each category within the market, and a chapter containing socioeconomic analysis and data. It also includes a chapter detailing Datamonitor’s research methodology, and an appendix containing additional details.

Chapter 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
: Summary Market Level - OTC Healthcare; Summary category level - Analgesics; Summary category level - Cough and Cold Preparations; Summary category level - Traditional Medicines; Summary category level - First Aid Kits; Summary category level - Indigestion Preparations; Summary category level - Vitamins and Minerals; Summary category level - Plasters & Bandages; Summary category level - Medicated Skin Products; Summary category level - Other OTC Healthcare Products; Summary category level - Topical OTC Medicines
Chapter 2 INTRODUCTION
: What is this report about?; How to use this report; Market Definition
Chapter 3 MARKET OVERVIEW
: Value Analysis, 2001-2006; Value Analysis, 2006-2011; Value Analysis, US$ 2001-2006; Value Analysis, US$ 2006-2011; Company and Brand Share Analysis; Expenditure & consumption per capita
Chapter 4 LEADING COMPANY PROFILES
: Cipla; Zandu Pharmaceutical Works Ltd
Chapter 5 CATEGORY ANALYSIS - ANALGESICS
: Value Analysis, 2001-2006; Value Analysis, 2006-2011; Value Analysis, US$ 2001-2006; Value Analysis, US$ 2006-2011; Company and Brand Share Analysis; Expenditure & consumption per capita
Chapter 6 CATEGORY ANALYSIS - COUGH AND COLD PREPARATIONS
: Value Analysis, 2001-2006; Value Analysis, 2006-2011; Value Analysis, US$ 2001-2006; Value Analysis, US$ 2006-2011; Company and Brand Share Analysis; Expenditure & consumption per capita
Chapter 7 CATEGORY ANALYSIS - TRADITIONAL MEDICINES
: Value Analysis, 2001-2006; Value Analysis, 2006-2011; Value Analysis, US$ 2001-2006; Value Analysis, US$ 2006-2011; Company and Brand Share Analysis; Expenditure & consumption per capita
Chapter 8 CATEGORY ANALYSIS - FIRST AID KITS
: Value Analysis, 2001-2006; Value Analysis, 2006-2011; Value Analysis, US$ 2001-2006; Value Analysis, US$ 2006-2011; Company and Brand Share Analysis; Expenditure & consumption per capita
Chapter 9 CATEGORY ANALYSIS - INDIGESTION PREPARATIONS
: Value Analysis, 2001-2006; Value Analysis, 2006-2011; Value Analysis, US$ 2001-2006; Value Analysis, US$ 2006-2011; Company and Brand Share Analysis; Expenditure & consumption per capita
Chapter 10 CATEGORY ANALYSIS - VITAMINS AND MINERALS
: Value Analysis, 2001-2006; Value Analysis, 2006-2011; Value Analysis, US$ 2001-2006; Value Analysis, US$ 2006-2011; Company and Brand Share Analysis; Expenditure & consumption per capita
Chapter 11 CATEGORY ANALYSIS - PLASTERS & BANDAGES
: Value Analysis, 2001-2006; Value Analysis, 2006-2011; Value Analysis, US$ 2001-2006; Value Analysis, US$ 2006-2011; Company and Brand Share Analysis; Expenditure & consumption per capita
Chapter 12 CATEGORY ANALYSIS - MEDICATED SKIN PRODUCTS
: Value Analysis, 2001-2006; Value Analysis, 2006-2011; Value Analysis, US$ 2001-2006; Value Analysis, US$ 2006-2011; Company and Brand Share Analysis; Expenditure & consumption per capita
Chapter 13 CATEGORY ANALYSIS - OTHER OTC HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS
: Value Analysis, 2001-2006; Value Analysis, 2006-2011; Value Analysis, US$ 2001-2006; Value Analysis, US$ 2006-2011; Company and Brand Share Analysis; Expenditure & consumption per capita
Chapter 14 CATEGORY ANALYSIS - TOPICAL OTC MEDICINES
: Value Analysis, 2001-2006; Value Analysis, 2006-2011; Value Analysis, US$ 2001-2006; Value Analysis, US$ 2006-2011; Company and Brand Share Analysis; Expenditure & consumption per capita
Chapter 15 COUNTRY COMPARISON
: Value; Market Share
Chapter 16 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
: Product launches over time; Recent product launches
Chapter 17 INDIA SOCIOECONOMIC PROFILE
: Country Overview; Key Facts; Political Overview; India Economic Overview
Chapter 18 INDIA MACROECONOMIC PROFILE
: Macroeconomic Indicators
Chapter 19 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
: Methodology overview; Secondary research; Market modelling; Primary research; Data finalisation; Ongoing research
Chapter 20 APPENDIX
: Future readings; How to contact experts in your industry
LIST OF FIGURES
: Figure 1: India OTC Healthcare value & value forecast, 2001-2011 (INR m, nominal prices); Figure 2: India OTC Healthcare category growth comparison, by value, 2001-2011; Figure 3: India OTC Healthcare company share, by value, 2005-2006 (%); Figure 4: India Analgesics value & value forecast, 2001-2011 (INR m, nominal prices); Figure 5: India Analgesics category growth comparison, by value, 2001-2011; Figure 6: India Analgesics company share, by value, 2005-2006 (%); Figure 7: India Cough and Cold Preparations value & value forecast, 2001-2011 (INR m, nominal prices); Figure 8: India Cough and Cold Preparations category growth comparison, by value, 2001-2011; Figure 9: India Cough and Cold Preparations company share, by value, 2005-2006 (%); Figure 10: India Traditional Medicines value & value forecast, 2001-2011 (INR m, nominal prices); Figure 11: India Traditional Medicines company share, by value, 2005-2006 (%); Figure 12: India First Aid Kits value & value forecast, 2001-2011 (INR m, nominal prices); Figure 13: India Indigestion Preparations value & value forecast, 2001-2011 (INR m, nominal prices); Figure 14: India Indigestion Preparations category growth comparison, by value, 2001-2011; Figure 15: India Indigestion Preparations company share, by value, 2005-2006 (%); Figure 16: India Vitamins and Minerals value & value forecast, 2001-2011 (INR m, nominal prices); Figure 17: India Vitamins and Minerals category growth comparison, by value, 2001-2011; Figure 18: India Vitamins and Minerals company share, by value, 2005-2006 (%); Figure 19: India Plasters & Bandages value & value forecast, 2001-2011 (INR m, nominal prices); Figure 20: India Plasters & Bandages category growth comparison, by value, 2001-2011; Figure 21: India Plasters & Bandages company share, by value, 2005-2006 (%); Figure 22: India Medicated Skin Products value & value forecast, 2001-2011 (INR m, nominal prices); Figure 23: India Medicated Skin Products category growth comparison, by value, 2001-2011; Figure 24: India Medicated Skin Products company share, by value, 2005-2006 (%); Figure 25: India Other OTC Healthcare Products value & value forecast, 2001-2011 (INR m, nominal prices); Figure 26: India Other OTC Healthcare Products category growth comparison, by value, 2001-2011; Figure 27: India Other OTC Healthcare Products company share, by value, 2005-2006 (%); Figure 28: India Topical OTC Medicines value & value forecast, 2001-2011 (INR m, nominal prices); Figure 29: India Topical OTC Medicines category growth comparison, by value, 2001-2011; Figure 30: Global OTC Healthcare market split (value terms, 2006) - Top 5 countries; Figure 31: Global OTC Healthcare market value, 2001 - 2006 (Top 5 countries); Figure 32: Map of India; Figure 33: Annual data review process
LIST OF TABLES
: Table 1: OTC Healthcare category definitions; Table 2: India OTC Healthcare value, 2001-2006 (INR m, nominal prices); Table 3: India OTC Healthcare value forecast, 2006-2011 (INR m, nominal prices); Table 4: India OTC Healthcare value, 2001-2006 (US$ m nominal prices); Table 5: India OTC Healthcare value forecast, 2006-2011 (US$ m nominal prices); Table 6: India OTC Healthcare brand share, by value, 2005-2006 (%); Table 7: India OTC Healthcare value, by brand 2005-2006 (INR m nominal prices); Table 8: India OTC Healthcare company share by value, 2005-2006 (%); Table 9: India OTC Healthcare value, by company, 2005-2006 (INR m nominal prices); Table 10: India OTC Healthcare expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (INR, nominal prices); Table 11: India OTC Healthcare forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (INR, nominal prices); Table 12: India OTC Healthcare expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (US$ nominal prices); Table 13: India OTC Healthcare forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (US$ nominal prices); Table 14: Cipla Key Facts; Table 15: Zandu Pharmaceutical Works Ltd Key Facts; Table 16: India Analgesics value, 2001-2006 (INR m, nominal prices); Table 17: India Analgesics value forecast, 2006-2011 (INR m, nominal prices); Table 18: India Analgesics value, 2001-2006 (US$ m nominal prices); Table 19: India Analgesics value forecast, 2006-2011 (US$ m nominal prices); Table 20: India Analgesics brand share, by value, 2005-2006 (%); Table 21: India Analgesics value, by brand 2005-2006 (INR m nominal prices); Table 22: India Analgesics company share by value, 2005-2006 (%); Table 23: India Analgesics value, by company, 2005-2006 (INR m nominal prices); Table 24: India Analgesics expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (INR, nominal prices); Table 25: India Analgesics forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (INR, nominal prices); Table 26: India Analgesics expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (US$ nominal prices); Table 27: India Analgesics forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (US$ nominal prices); Table 28: India Cough and Cold Preparations value, 2001-2006 (INR m, nominal prices); Table 29: India Cough and Cold Preparations value forecast, 2006-2011 (INR m, nominal prices); Table 30: India Cough and Cold Preparations value, 2001-2006 (US$ m nominal prices); Table 31: India Cough and Cold Preparations value forecast, 2006-2011 (US$ m nominal prices); Table 32: India Cough and Cold Preparations brand share, by value, 2005-2006 (%); Table 33: India Cough and Cold Preparations value, by brand 2005-2006 (INR m nominal prices); Table 34: India Cough and Cold Preparations company share by value, 2005-2006 (%); Table 35: India Cough and Cold Preparations value, by company, 2005-2006 (INR m nominal prices); Table 36: India Cough and Cold Preparations expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (INR, nominal prices); Table 37: India Cough and Cold Preparations forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (INR, nominal prices); Table 38: India Cough and Cold Preparations expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (US$ nominal prices); Table 39: India Cough and Cold Preparations forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (US$ nominal prices); Table 40: India Traditional Medicines value, 2001-2006 (INR m, nominal prices); Table 41: India Traditional Medicines value forecast, 2006-2011 (INR m, nominal prices); Table 42: India Traditional Medicines value, 2001-2006 (US$ m nominal prices); Table 43: India Traditional Medicines value forecast, 2006-2011 (US$ m nominal prices); Table 44: India Traditional Medicines brand share, by value, 2005-2006 (%); Table 45: India Traditional Medicines value, by brand 2005-2006 (INR m nominal prices); Table 46: India Traditional Medicines company share by value, 2005-2006 (%); Table 47: India Traditional Medicines value, by company, 2005-2006 (INR m nominal prices); Table 48: India Traditional Medicines expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (INR, nominal prices); Table 49: India Traditional Medicines forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (INR, nominal prices); Table 50: India Traditional Medicines expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (US$ nominal prices); Table 51: India Traditional Medicines forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (US$ nominal prices); Table 52: India First Aid Kits value, 2001-2006 (INR m, nominal prices); Table 53: India First Aid Kits value forecast, 2006-2011 (INR m, nominal prices); Table 54: India First Aid Kits value, 2001-2006 (US$ m nominal prices); Table 55: India First Aid Kits value forecast, 2006-2011 (US$ m nominal prices); Table 56: India First Aid Kits brand share, by value, 2005-2006 (%); Table 57: India First Aid Kits value, by brand 2005-2006 (INR m nominal prices); Table 58: India First Aid Kits company share by value, 2005-2006 (%); Table 59: India First Aid Kits value, by company, 2005-2006 (INR m nominal prices); Table 60: India First Aid Kits expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (INR, nominal prices); Table 61: India First Aid Kits forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (INR, nominal prices); Table 62: India First Aid Kits expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (US$ nominal prices); Table 63: India First Aid Kits forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (US$ nominal prices); Table 64: India Indigestion Preparations value, 2001-2006 (INR m, nominal prices); Table 65: India Indigestion Preparations value forecast, 2006-2011 (INR m, nominal prices); Table 66: India Indigestion Preparations value, 2001-2006 (US$ m nominal prices); Table 67: India Indigestion Preparations value forecast, 2006-2011 (US$ m nominal prices); Table 68: India Indigestion Preparations brand share, by value, 2005-2006 (%); Table 69: India Indigestion Preparations value, by brand 2005-2006 (INR m nominal prices); Table 70: India Indigestion Preparations company share by value, 2005-2006 (%); Table 71: India Indigestion Preparations value, by company, 2005-2006 (INR m nominal prices); Table 72: India Indigestion Preparations expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (INR, nominal prices); Table 73: India Indigestion Preparations forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (INR, nominal prices); Table 74: India Indigestion Preparations expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (US$ nominal prices); Table 75: India Indigestion Preparations forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (US$ nominal prices); Table 76: India Vitamins and Minerals value, 2001-2006 (INR m, nominal prices); Table 77: India Vitamins and Minerals value forecast, 2006-2011 (INR m, nominal prices); Table 78: India Vitamins and Minerals value, 2001-2006 (US$ m nominal prices); Table 79: India Vitamins and Minerals value forecast, 2006-2011 (US$ m nominal prices); Table 80: India Vitamins and Minerals brand share, by value, 2005-2006 (%); Table 81: India Vitamins and Minerals value, by brand 2005-2006 (INR m nominal prices); Table 82: India Vitamins and Minerals company share by value, 2005-2006 (%); Table 83: India Vitamins and Minerals value, by company, 2005-2006 (INR m nominal prices); Table 84: India Vitamins and Minerals expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (INR, nominal prices); Table 85: India Vitamins and Minerals forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (INR, nominal prices); Table 86: India Vitamins and Minerals expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (US$ nominal prices); Table 87: India Vitamins and Minerals forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (US$ nominal prices); Table 88: India Plasters & Bandages value, 2001-2006 (INR m, nominal prices); Table 89: India Plasters & Bandages value forecast, 2006-2011 (INR m, nominal prices); Table 90: India Plasters & Bandages value, 2001-2006 (US$ m nominal prices); Table 91: India Plasters & Bandages value forecast, 2006-2011 (US$ m nominal prices); Table 92: India Plasters & Bandages brand share, by value, 2005-2006 (%); Table 93: India Plasters & Bandages value, by brand 2005-2006 (INR m nominal prices); Table 94: India Plasters & Bandages company share by value, 2005-2006 (%); Table 95: India Plasters & Bandages value, by company, 2005-2006 (INR m nominal prices); Table 96: India Plasters & Bandages expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (INR, nominal prices); Table 97: India Plasters & Bandages forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (INR, nominal prices); Table 98: India Plasters & Bandages expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (US$ nominal prices); Table 99: India Plasters & Bandages forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (US$ nominal prices); Table 100: India Medicated Skin Products value, 2001-2006 (INR m, nominal prices); Table 101: India Medicated Skin Products value forecast, 2006-2011 (INR m, nominal prices); Table 102: India Medicated Skin Products value, 2001-2006 (US$ m nominal prices); Table 103: India Medicated Skin Products value forecast, 2006-2011 (US$ m nominal prices); Table 104: India Medicated Skin Products brand share, by value, 2005-2006 (%); Table 105: India Medicated Skin Products value, by brand 2005-2006 (INR m nominal prices); Table 106: India Medicated Skin Products company share by value, 2005-2006 (%); Table 107: India Medicated Skin Products value, by company, 2005-2006 (INR m nominal prices); Table 108: India Medicated Skin Products expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (INR, nominal prices); Table 109: India Medicated Skin Products forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (INR, nominal prices); Table 110: India Medicated Skin Products expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (US$ nominal prices); Table 111: India Medicated Skin Products forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (US$ nominal prices); Table 112: India Other OTC Healthcare Products value, 2001-2006 (INR m, nominal prices); Table 113: India Other OTC Healthcare Products value forecast, 2006-2011 (INR m, nominal prices); Table 114: India Other OTC Healthcare Products value, 2001-2006 (US$ m nominal prices); Table 115: India Other OTC Healthcare Products value forecast, 2006-2011 (US$ m nominal prices); Table 116: India Other OTC Healthcare Products brand share, by value, 2005-2006 (%); Table 117: India Other OTC Healthcare Products value, by brand 2005-2006 (INR m nominal prices); Table 118: India Other OTC Healthcare Products company share by value, 2005-2006 (%); Table 119: India Other OTC Healthcare Products value, by company, 2005-2006 (INR m nominal prices); Table 120: India Other OTC Healthcare Products expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (INR, nominal prices); Table 121: India Other OTC Healthcare Products forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (INR, nominal prices); Table 122: India Other OTC Healthcare Products expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (US$ nominal prices); Table 123: India Other OTC Healthcare Products forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (US$ nominal prices); Table 124: India Topical OTC Medicines value, 2001-2006 (INR m, nominal prices); Table 125: India Topical OTC Medicines value forecast, 2006-2011 (INR m, nominal prices); Table 126: India Topical OTC Medicines value, 2001-2006 (US$ m nominal prices); Table 127: India Topical OTC Medicines value forecast, 2006-2011 (US$ m nominal prices); Table 128: India Topical OTC Medicines brand share, by value, 2005-2006 (%); Table 129: India Topical OTC Medicines value, by brand 2005-2006 (INR m nominal prices); Table 130: India Topical OTC Medicines company share by value, 2005-2006 (%); Table 131: India Topical OTC Medicines value, by company, 2005-2006 (INR m nominal prices); Table 132: India Topical OTC Medicines expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (INR, nominal prices); Table 133: India Topical OTC Medicines forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (INR, nominal prices); Table 134: India Topical OTC Medicines expenditure per capita, 2001-2006 (US$ nominal prices); Table 135: India Topical OTC Medicines forecast expenditure per capita, 2006-2011 (US$ nominal prices); Table 136: Global OTC Healthcare market value, 2006; Table 137: Global OTC Healthcare market split (value terms (US$ m), 2006) - Top 5 countries; Table 138: Leading players - Top 5 countries; Table 139: India OTC Healthcare new product launches (reports) and SKUs, by company (Top 5 companies), 2006; Table 140: India OTC Healthcare new product launches (reports), by flavor and fragrances (Top 10 flavors), 2006; Table 141: India OTC Healthcare new product launches (reports), by Ingredients (Top 10 Ingredients), 2006; Table 142: India OTC Healthcare new product launches (reports), by Package tags or Claims (Top 10 claims), 2006; Table 143: India OTC Healthcare new product launches (reports) - Recent 5 launches; Table 144: India Key Facts; Table 145: India population, by age group, 2000-2005 (millions); Table 146: India population forecast, by age group, 2005-2010 (millions); Table 147: India population, by gender, 2000-2005 (millions); Table 148: India population forecast, by gender, 2005-2010 (millions); Table 149: India real GDP, 2000-2005 (INR bn, 2005 prices); Table 150: India real GDP forecast, 2005-2010 (INR bn, 2005 prices); Table 151: India nominal GDP, 2000-2005 (INR bn, nominal prices); Table 152: India real GDP, 2000-2005 (US$ bn, 2005 prices); Table 153: India real GDP forecast, 2005-2010 (US$ bn, 2005 prices); Table 154: India consumer price index, 2000-2005 (2000=100); Table 155: India consumer price index, 2005-2010 (2000=100); Table 156: India exchange rate, 2000-2005

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