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Consumer Health in Dominican Republic

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  • 77 Pages
  • September 2024
  • Region: Dominica, Dominican Republic
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 2610222
Consumer health in the Dominican Republic is expected to register moderate current value and volume growth in 2024, in what is an improving economic picture. Inflation is easing and interest rates are also lower. That being said, consumers are still expected to be price sensitive after several years of price rises, and as such generic products perform strongly, especially in cough and cold remedies, as well as wound care.

The Consumer Health in Dominican Republic report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2019-2023, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. Forecasts to 2028 illustrate how the market is set to change.

Product coverage: Allergy Care, Herbal/Traditional Products, OTC, Paediatric Consumer Health, Sports Nutrition, Vitamins and Dietary Supplements, Weight Management and Wellbeing.

Data coverage: Market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

Why buy this report?

  • Get a detailed picture of the Consumer Health market;
  • Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
  • Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
  • Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.

Table of Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Consumer health in 2024: The big picture
  • 2024 key trends
  • Competitive landscape
  • Retailing developments
  • What next for consumer health?
MARKET INDICATORS
  • Table 1 Consumer Expenditure on Health Goods and Medical Services: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 2 Life Expectancy at Birth 2019-2024
MARKET DATA
  • Table 3 Sales of Consumer Health by Category: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 4 Sales of Consumer Health by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 5 NBO Company Shares of Consumer Health: % Value 2020-2024
  • Table 6 LBN Brand Shares of Consumer Health: % Value 2021-2024
  • Table 7 Penetration of Private Label by Category: % Value 2019-2024
  • Table 8 Distribution of Consumer Health by Format: % Value 2019-2024
  • Table 9 Distribution of Consumer Health by Format and Category: % Value 2024
  • Table 10 Forecast Sales of Consumer Health by Category: Value 2024-2029
  • Table 11 Forecast Sales of Consumer Health by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
APPENDIX
  • OTC registration and classification
  • Vitamins and dietary supplements registration and classification
  • Self-medication/self-care and preventive medicine
  • Switches
DISCLAIMERDEFINITIONS
SOURCES
  • Summary 1 Research Sources
ANALGESICS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLICKEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Acetaminophen continues to account for most value sales
  • Generics continue to account for significant value sales
  • Value added benefits include faster absorption and targeting specific ailments
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Stable growth over forecast period
  • Pain relief targeted at menstrual pain gains more prominence
  • Generics reign supreme
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 12 Sales of Analgesics by Category: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 13 Sales of Analgesics by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 14 NBO Company Shares of Analgesics: % Value 2020-2024
  • Table 15 LBN Brand Shares of Analgesics: % Value 2021-2024
  • Table 16 Forecast Sales of Analgesics by Category: Value 2024-2029
  • Table 17 Forecast Sales of Analgesics by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
COUGH, COLD AND ALLERGY (HAY FEVER) REMEDIES IN DOMINICAN REPUBLICKEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Demand for cough and cold remedies highly seasonal
  • Algho positioned among the most preferred brands in cough and cold remedies
  • Climate change boosts sales of allergy remedies
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Extra strength and multi-symptom relief increasingly common claims for cough and cold remedies
  • Increased interest in natural ingredients
  • Public health programmes look to reduce need for OTC remedies
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 18 Sales of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies by Category: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 19 Sales of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 20 NBO Company Shares of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies: % Value 2020-2024
  • Table 21 LBN Brand Shares of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies: % Value 2021-2024
  • Table 22 Forecast Sales of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies by Category: Value 2024-2029
  • Table 23 Forecast Sales of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
DIGESTIVE REMEDIES IN DOMINICAN REPUBLICKEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Resurgence of tropical diseases sees increase in incidence of diarrhoea
  • Growing interest in laxatives is reflected in diversification of formats
  • Pepto-Bismol consolidates its leading position with a multi-symptom strategy
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Poor eating habits drive growth of digestive remedies
  • Blurring of lines between digestive remedies and other consumer health products
  • Lactose-free moves beyond packaged food to consumer health
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 24 Sales of Digestive Remedies by Category: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 25 Sales of Digestive Remedies by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 26 NBO Company Shares of Digestive Remedies: % Value 2020-2024
  • Table 27 LBN Brand Shares of Digestive Remedies: % Value 2021-2024
  • Table 28 Forecast Sales of Digestive Remedies by Category: Value 2024-2029
  • Table 29 Forecast Sales of Digestive Remedies by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
DERMATOLOGICALS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLICKEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
  • High humidity leads to multiple skin conditions
  • Canesten continues to lead
  • Cold sore treatments register highest value and volume growth
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Medicated shampoos face growing pressure from mass personal care products
  • Hair loss treatments perform strongly over forecast period
  • Nappy (diaper) rash treatments face challenges
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 30 Sales of Dermatologicals by Category: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 31 Sales of Dermatologicals by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 32 NBO Company Shares of Dermatologicals: % Value 2020-2024
  • Table 33 LBN Brand Shares of Dermatologicals: % Value 2021-2024
  • Table 34 Forecast Sales of Dermatologicals by Category: Value 2024-2029
  • Table 35 Forecast Sales of Dermatologicals by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
WOUND CARE IN DOMINICAN REPUBLICKEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Fall in volume sales in 2024
  • Hansaplast brand continues to lead
  • Emerging demand for first aid kits
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Free distribution of wound care products dampens volume sales somewhat
  • Emerging demand for kinesiological tape
  • Potential for more private label offerings
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 36 Sales of Wound Care by Category: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 37 Sales of Wound Care by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 38 NBO Company Shares of Wound Care: % Value 2020-2024
  • Table 39 LBN Brand Shares of Wound Care: % Value 2021-2024
  • Table 40 Forecast Sales of Wound Care by Category: Value 2024-2029
  • Table 41 Forecast Sales of Wound Care by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
VITAMINS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLICKEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Muted volume growth in vitamins
  • Bayer’s Cebion brand continues to lead
  • Consumers view multivitamins as more cost effective
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Emerging interest in vitamin B1
  • Scope of use of vitamin C expanding
  • Further segmentation in multivitamins
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 42 Sales of Vitamins by Category: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 43 Sales of Vitamins by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 44 Sales of Multivitamins by Positioning: % Value 2019-2024
  • Table 45 NBO Company Shares of Vitamins: % Value 2020-2024
  • Table 46 LBN Brand Shares of Vitamins: % Value 2021-2024
  • Table 47 Forecast Sales of Vitamins by Category: Value 2024-2029
  • Table 48 Forecast Sales of Vitamins by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLICKEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Probiotics see growth in 2024
  • Highly fragmented competitive landscape
  • Wide range of benefits support sustained growth of collagen supplements
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Opportunity for more segmentation
  • Supplements to boost mental health grow in popularity
  • Maternal dietary supplements increasingly popular
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 49 Sales of Dietary Supplements by Category: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 50 Sales of Dietary Supplements by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 51 Sales of Dietary Supplements by Positioning: % Value 2019-2024
  • Table 52 NBO Company Shares of Dietary Supplements: % Value 2020-2024
  • Table 53 LBN Brand Shares of Dietary Supplements: % Value 2021-2024
  • Table 54 Forecast Sales of Dietary Supplements by Category: Value 2024-2029
  • Table 55 Forecast Sales of Dietary Supplements by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
WEIGHT MANAGEMENT AND WELLBEING IN DOMINICAN REPUBLICKEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Fall in volume sales as consumers look to Ozempic/Wegovy
  • Slimming teas continue to decline
  • Supplement nutrition drinks benefit from multifunctionality
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Further decline over forecast period
  • Further segmentation of supplement nutrition drinks
  • Shift in focus from losing weight to being healthy
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 56 Sales of Weight Management and Wellbeing by Category: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 57 Sales of Weight Management and Wellbeing by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 58 NBO Company Shares of Weight Management and Wellbeing: % Value 2020-2024
  • Table 59 LBN Brand Shares of Weight Management and Wellbeing: % Value 2021-2024
  • Table 60 Forecast Sales of Weight Management and Wellbeing by Category: Value 2024-2029
  • Table 61 Forecast Sales of Weight Management and Wellbeing by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
SPORTS NUTRITION IN DOMINICAN REPUBLICKEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Widening consumer group supports increased volume sales
  • Increase focus on sports also drives increased volume sales
  • Compounds of natural origin are gaining ground in sports nutrition
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Continuing expansion of offerings over forecast period
  • Fortified packaged foods pose a challenge
  • Increasing scrutiny of ingredients
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 62 Sales of Sports Nutrition by Category: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 63 Sales of Sports Nutrition by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 64 NBO Company Shares of Sports Nutrition: % Value 2020-2024
  • Table 65 LBN Brand Shares of Sports Nutrition: % Value 2021-2024
  • Table 66 Forecast Sales of Sports Nutrition by Category: Value 2024-2029
  • Table 67 Forecast Sales of Sports Nutrition by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029
HERBAL/TRADITIONAL PRODUCTS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLICKEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Natural positioning benefits herbal/traditional products
  • Treatments for coughs and colds most popular offering
  • Significant informal sales of herbal/traditional products
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Positive outlook over forecast period
  • Authorities look to integrate local medicines into public health system
  • Direct selling companies face challenges
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 68 Sales of Herbal/Traditional Products: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 69 Sales of Herbal/Traditional Products: % Value Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 70 NBO Company Shares of Herbal/Traditional Products: % Value 2020-2024
  • Table 71 LBN Brand Shares of Herbal/Traditional Products: % Value 2021-2024
  • Table 72 Forecast Sales of Herbal/Traditional Products: Value 2024-2029
  • Table 73 Forecast Sales of Herbal/Traditional Products: % Value Growth 2024-2029
PAEDIATRIC CONSUMER HEALTH IN DOMINICAN REPUBLICKEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Consumer behaviours returns to pre pandemic norms
  • Increasing incidence of allergies
  • Fortified foods compete with paediatric vitamins
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Vitamins moves beyond immunity
  • Nappy (diaper) rash treatments react to falling birth rate
  • Government looks to address childhood obesity and malnutrition
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 74 Sales of Paediatric Consumer Health by Category: Value 2019-2024
  • Table 75 Sales of Paediatric Consumer Health by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
  • Table 76 Forecast Sales of Paediatric Consumer Health by Category: Value 2024-2029
  • Table 77 Forecast Sales of Paediatric Consumer Health by Category: % Value Growth 2024-2029