Complementary Medicines - Germany

Published by: Mintel International Group Ltd.

Published: Jul. 1, 2003 - 60 Pages

Table of Contents

• Definition
  
• Abbreviations

Executive Summary

• Relief rather than prevention
  
• Lower income groups have more minor ailments
  
• All remedies sold through pharmacies
  
• Germany is market leader in overall sales
  
• Most likely to use

Market Drivers

• Incidence of ailments
  
• Figure 1: Ailments suffered in the last 12 months, by all adults and complementary medicine group, 2002
  
• Wide range of ailments to target with complementary remedies
  
• Figure 2: Complaints suffered from in the last 12 months, (colds/flu and related conditions and headaches) by demographic sub-group, 2002
  
• Coughs and sore throats suffered by the young, colds by the middle-aged
  
• Figure 3: Complaints suffered from in the last 12 months, (digestive, hayfever and joint pain) by demographic sub-group, 2002
  
• Joint pain suffered most by the elderly
  
• Changes in structure of population
  
• Figure 4: Trends in the German population, 1995-2001
  
• Markets weighted towards the elderly
  
• PDI trends
  
• Figure 5: Trends in German pdi and consumer expenditure, at 1995 prices, 1995-2001

The Market

• Legal status and legislation
  
• Attitudes towards complementary medicines
  
• Market size
  
• Figure 6: Per capita spend on complementary medicines and self-medication, by country, 2002
  
• Distribution
  
• Figure 7: Number of pharmacies and drugstores, 1995-2000

The Supply Structure

• Companies and brands
  
• Klosterfrau
  
• Lichtwer Pharma AG
  
• Madaus
  
• Merck
  
• Others

New Product Development

• 2003
  
• 2002

The Consumer

• Attitudes towards health and the use of complementary medicines
  
• Figure 8: Attitudes towards health, by all adults and complementary medicine group, 2002
  
• Prevention rather than cure?
  
• Figure 9: Attitudes towards health and lifestyle, by country, 2002
  
• Figure 10: Attitudes towards health, all adults, by demographic sub-group, 2002
  
• Women and older consumers more health aware
  
• Figure 11: Faith in homoeopathic medicine/prefer to treat illness with herbs, by complementary medicines groups, by country, 2002
  
• Figure 12: Prefer to treat illness with herbs, CMG vs all adults, by country, 2002
  
• Profile of the complementary consumer
  
• Figure 13: Profile of complementary medicines groups, by age and income, by country, 2002
  
• Asking for advice
  
• Figure 14: Whom consulted in the last 12 months, by all adults and complementary medicine group, 2002
  
• Figure 15: Whom consulted for remedies, all adults, by country, 2002
  
• Figure 16: Whom consulted in the last 12 months by complementary medicines group, by
  
• demographic sub-group, 2002
  
• Affluence impacts likelihood of consulting alternative therapists
  
• Usage of medicines
  
• Figure 17: Products used/taken in the last 12 months, by all adults and complementary medicine group, 2002
  
• Figure 18: Products used/taken in the last 12 months, by demographic sub-group, 2002
  
• Figure 19: Products used/taken in the last 12 months by complementary medicines group, by demographic sub-group, 2002

Prospects

• Greatest potential
  
• Target group
  
• Figure 20: Adults who do not use remedies for some ailments, by gender and age, 2002

Forecast

• Figure 21: The CMG, by gender and age, 2002
  
• Figure 22: Forecast of the CMG by gender and age, 2002

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