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Published by: Key Note Publications Ltd
Published: Apr. 1, 2008 - 116 Pages
Table of Contents
- Executive Summary
- 1. Introduction
- REPORT COVERAGE
- DEFINITION
- SOURCES OF INFORMATION
- 2. Strategic Overview
- THE HEALTH OF THE POPULATION
- Table 1: Complaints Suffered in the Past 12 Months by Sex and Age (% of adults), Year Ending March 2007
- Table 2: Use of Alternative Healthcare Practitioners, and Buying from a Health-Food Shop or Herbalist in the Past 12 Months by Sex and Age (% of adults), Year Ending March 2007
- MARKET DYNAMICS AND SEGMENTATION
- Table 3: The Herbal Products and Remedies, Homeopathic Remedies and Aromatherapy Oils Markets by Value (£m), 2003-2007
- MAIN MEDIA ADVERTISING
- RETAIL DISTRIBUTION
- MAJOR MANUFACTURERS AND SUPPLIERS
- MARKET FORECASTS
- 3. Alternative Healthcare Therapies in Detail
- BACKGROUND
- Key Associations
- STATUTORY REGULATION OF THERAPISTS
- The Regulation of Herbal and Homeopathic Remedies
- Safety of Complementary Medicine
- Alternative Healthcare's Integration within the NHS
- TYpes of Therapy
- Acupuncture
- The Alexander Technique
- Aromatherapy
- Chiropractic
- Herbal Medicine
- Homeopathy
- Osteopathy
- Physiotherapy
- Reflexology
- Other Alternative Therapies
- MARKET SIZE
- Table 4: The Herbal Products and Remedies Market by Value (£m), 2003-2007
- Figure 1: The Herbal Products and Remedies Market by Value (£m), 2003-2007
- Table 5: The Homeopathic Remedies Market by Value (£m), 2003-2007
- Figure 2: The Homeopathic Remedies Market by Value (£m), 2003-2007
- Table 6: The Aromatherapy Oils Market by Value (£m), 2003-2007
- Figure 3: The Aromatherapy Oils Market by Value (£m), 2003-2007
- MARKET SHARE
- Table 7: The Herbal Products and Remedies Market by Company by Value (£m and %), 2007
- Table 8: The Homeopathic Remedies Market by Company by Value (£m and %), 2007
- 4. Main Media Advertising Expenditure
- HERBAL AND HOMEOPATHIC PRODUCTS AND REMEDIES
- Table 9: Main Media Advertising Expenditure on Herbal and Homeopathic Products and Remedies (£000), Years Ending December 2005-2007
- 5. Retail Distribution
- HERBAL, HOMEOPATHIC AND AROMATHERAPY PRODUCTS
- Table 10: Sales of Herbal, Homeopathic and Aromatherapy Products by Outlet Type by Value (%), 2007
- Figure 4: Sales of Herbal, Homeopathic and Aromatherapy Products by Outlet Type by Value (%), 2007
- 6. An International Perspective
- EUROPEAN MARKETS
- France
- Germany
- 7. PEST Analysis
- POLITICAL FACTORS
- ECONOMIC FACTORS
- SOCIAL FACTORS
- TECHNOLOGICAL FACTORS
- 8. Consumer Dynamics
- OVERVIEW
- Table 11: Summary of Results (% of respondents), 2008
- USE OF ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS AND PRODUCTS
- "I Have Used Herbal Remedies in the Past 12 Months"
- "I Have Used Homeopathic Remedies in the Past 12 Months"
- Table 12: Those Who Have Used Herbal Remedies and Homeopathic Remedies in the Past 12 Months (% of respondents), 2008
- "I have had Aromatherapy Treatment or Used Aromatherapy Oils Myself in the Past 12 Months"
- "I Have Been Treated Using Acupuncture in the Past 12 Months"
- Table 13: Those Who Have Used Aromatherapy Treatment or Aromatherapy Oils, and Acupuncture Treatment in the Past 12 Months (% of respondents), 2008
- "I Have Practised the Alexander Technique in the Past 12 Months"
- "I Have Consulted an Osteopath or a Chiropractor in the Past 12 Months"
- Table 14: Those Who Have Practised the Alexander Technique, and Consulted an Osteopath or Chiropractor in the Past 12 Months (% of respondents), 2008
- "I have had Physiotherapy Treatment in the Past 12 Months"
- "I have had Reflexology Treatment in the Past 12 Months"
- Table 15: Those Who Have Undergone Physiotherapy, and Reflexology Treatment in the Past 12 Months (% of respondents), 2008
- "I Have Not Used or Been Treated Using Any of These Techniques in the Past 12 Months"
- Table 16: Those Who Have Not Received Treatment Using These Techniques in the Past 12 Months (% of respondents), 2008
- ATTITUDES TOWARDS ALTERNATIVE HEALTHCARE
- "I Don't Believe Herbal Remedies are as Effective as Conventional Medicines"
- "I Don't Believe Homeopathic Remedies are as Effective as Conventional Medicines"
- Table 17: Attitudes Towards the Effectiveness of Herbal and Homeopathic Remedies (% of respondents), 2008
- "I am Concerned About the Safety of Using Herbal or Homeopathic Remedies"
- "I Would Use Complementary Medicine Techniques More if There Were Greater Regulation Among Therapists"
- Table 18: Concerns Over the Safety of Herbal or Homeopathic Remedies, and Willingness to Use Complementary Medicine More if There Were Greater Regulation (% of respondents), 2008
- "I Prefer to Use Complementary Medicine Techniques Whenever Possible Instead of Taking Conventional Medicines"
- "My GP has Sometimes Suggested the Use of Complementary Medicine Instead of or Alongside Conventional Treatment"
- Table 19: Preference for Using Complementary Medicine Techniques Where Possible, and GPs Suggesting the Use of Complementary Medicine (% of respondents), 2008
- "I Think More Complementary Treatments Should be Made Available on the NHS"
- Table 20: Attitudes Towards More Complementary Medicine Being Made Available on the NHS (% of respondents), 2008
- 9. Manufacturer and Supplier Profiles
- HERBAL AND HOMEOPATHIC PRODUCTS AND REMEDIES
- BHM Health Group Ltd
- Profitability
- Table 21: Financial Results for BHM Health Group Ltd (£000), Years Ending 29th February 2004 and 28th February 2005 and 2006
- Bioforce (UK) Ltd
- Profitability
- Table 22: Financial Results for Bioforce (UK) Ltd (£000), Years Ending 31st December 2004-2006
- Chefaro UK Ltd
- Profitability
- Table 23: Financial Results for Chefaro UK Ltd (£000), Years Ending 31st December 2004-2006
- Diomed Herbals
- Profitability
- Table 24: Financial Results for Diomed Developments Ltd (£000), Years Ending 31st May 2005-2007
- Klosterfrau Healthcare
- GR Lane Health Products Ltd
- Profitability
- Table 25: Financial Results for GR Lane Health Products Ltd (£000), Years Ending 31st July 2004-2006
- A Nelson & Co Ltd
- Profitability
- Table 26: Financial Results for A Nelson & Co Ltd (£000), Years Ending 31st December 2004-2006
- New Nordic
- Potters Ltd
- Profitability
- Table 27: Financial Results for Potters Herbal Medicines (£000), Years Ending 31st December 2004-2006
- Seven Seas Ltd
- Profitability
- Table 28: Financial Results for Seven Seas Ltd (£000), Years Ending 31st December 2003-2005
- Weleda (UK) Ltd
- Profitability
- Table 29: Financial Results for Weleda (UK) Ltd (£000), Years Ending 31st December 2005-2007
- Other Manufacturers and Own Label
- AROMATHERAPY OILS — SPECIALISTS
- 10. The Future
- FORECASTS
- Table 30: The Forecast Herbal Products and Remedies, Homeopathic Remedies and Aromatherapy Oils Markets by Value (£m), 2008-2012
- Figure 5: The Actual and Forecast Herbal Products and Remedies, Homeopathic Remedies and Aromatherapy Oils Markets by Value (£m), 2003-2012
- 11. Further Sources
- Associations
- Publications
- General Sources
- Government Sources
- Bisnode Sources
AbstractThis Alternative Healthcare Market Assessment concentrates on the major alternative therapy sectors of acupuncture, the Alexander Technique, aromatherapy, chiropractic, herbal medicine, homeopathy, osteopathy, physiotherapy and reflexology, plus herbal, homeopathic and aromatherapy products and remedies. Various other alternative medicine techniques are not covered, although many are either extensions of the above or are related more to exercise, spiritual welfare or personal fulfilment. In many cases, these therapies, products and remedies have been in existence for centuries and have formed the basis for modern `conventional' medicine. However, they tend to be regarded as `holistic', or treating the whole person, rather than targeting specific symptoms and their causes, as is the case with conventional medicine.
Many specialists, general practitioners (GPs), nurses and other health professionals practise alternative therapies or refer patients to alternative practitioners. In addition, for many years, the NHS has offered selected alternative therapies to patients, provided these healthcare options can be shown to offer definite benefits. However, nearly all such treatments are carried out privately at the patient's expense. The NHS has offered homeopathic treatment, in particular, for many years, but, at the beginning of 2008, some NHS trusts announced that they would be dropping this because of lack of proof of efficacy.
Since the House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology published its report on complementary medicine in November 2000, there has been increased activity regarding the regulation of therapists involved in the major alternative healthcare segments. Only chiropractors and osteopaths are, at present, fully regulated, although self-regulation is on the way to being agreed for acupuncture, herbal medicine and aromatherapy. Among the major therapies, only homeopathy has no immediate agreement on a method of self-regulation.
In tandem with the regulation of therapies, the EU's directive on traditional herbal medicinal products (THMP) took effect in 2004. This addressed the growing problem of ensuring the quality, safety and efficacy of herbal products and remedies, brought about by the increasing number on the market. The THMP product category allows herbal remedies that do not hold a full Product Licence of Right (PLR) to continue to be sold in the EU, on the proviso that they have shown proven efficacy over a period of 30 years to 2004 (only an estimated 20% of herbal remedies in the UK hold PLRs). Nonetheless, data on medicines without PLRs must be supplied by manufacturers for EU evaluation and approval; if this is not completed before April 2011, products cannot be sold after this date. The Traditional Herbal Medicines Registration Scheme and the National Rules Scheme (for homeopathic medicines) were set up in the UK in 2005 and 2006, respectively, to assist producers to continue to market their products.
Although regulations may threaten the existence of some existing herbal and homeopathic products and remedies, new products are still being launched. Two manufacturers offering new and more specifically targeted herbal formulations are Diomed and New Nordic. Some consolidation may also now appear in the sector, with Potters having acquired herbal products from Chefaro in recent years. The major suppliers in the UK are GR Lane, in the case of herbals, and A Nelson in homeopathics. Products are becoming more widely available through grocery multiples and over the Internet, in addition to the traditional outlets of chemists and health-food shops.
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