Just Released: "OTC Pharmaceuticals in Canada"

March 27, 2010 - PRLog -- Datamonitor's OTC Pharmaceuticals in Canada industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the OTC Pharmaceuticals industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

Scope
* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation
* Provides textual analysis of the industry's recent performance and future prospects
* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards
* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry
* The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics
* Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

Highlights
* Detailed information is included on market size, measured by both value and volume
* Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the market's competitive landscape
* Market shares are covered by manufacturer and/or brand
* Also features market breakdown by distribution channel

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Market Definition

The OTC pharmaceuticals market values consists of the total sales of traditional medicines, cough and cold preparations (tablets, mixtures, lozenges, topical remedies, inhalers), vitamins and minerals (multi-vitamins, single minerals, single vitamins, tonics), indigestion preparations (tablets, powders, mixtures), analgesics (Paracetamol, Ibuprofen, Aspirinand other analgesics), and medicated skin products (anti-bacteria's, acne treatments, anti-fungal, disinfectants and other), topical OTC medicines (anesthetic products, anti-itch products, antibiotic creams/gels), plasters & bandages (adhesive bandages/plasters, first aid tape, gauze pads/rolled gauze, liquid bandages and other tape or bandage), first aid kits and other (anti-smoking aids, rectal medications, eye/ear drops, sleeping aids, and motion sickness). Market's values are calculated using retail selling price (RSP) and include any applicable taxes. Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant annual average exchange rates.For the purpose of this report the Americas comprises Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela, and the US.

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Report Table of Contents:

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
CHAPTER 1 Market Overview 7
1.1 Market Definition 7
1.2 Research Highlights 7
1.3 Market Analysis 8
CHAPTER 2 Market Value 9
CHAPTER 3 Market Segmentation I 10
CHAPTER 4 Market Segmentation II 11
CHAPTER 5 Market Share 12
CHAPTER 6 Five Forces Analysis 13
6.1 Summary 13
6.2 Buyer Power 15
6.3 Supplier Power 16
6.4 New Entrants 17
6.5 Substitutes 19
6.6 Rivalry 20

CHAPTER 7 Leading Companies 21
7.1 Johnson & Johnson 21
7.2 GlaxoSmithKline Plc 25
7.3 Jamieson Laboratories 29
CHAPTER 8 Distribution 31
CHAPTER 9 Market Forecasts 32
9.1 Market Value Forecast 32
CHAPTER 10 Macroeconomic Indicators 33
CHAPTER 11 Appendix 35
11.1 Methodology 35
11.2 Industry Associations 36
11.3 Related Datamonitor Research 36

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Canada OTC Pharmaceuticals Market Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 9
Table 2: Canada OTC Pharmaceuticals Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008  10
Table 3: Canada OTC Pharmaceuticals Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008  11
Table 4: Canada OTC Pharmaceuticals Market Share: % Share, by Value, 2008 12
Table 5: Key Facts: Johnson & Johnson 21
Table 6: Key Financials: Johnson & Johnson 23
Table 7: Key Facts: GlaxoSmithKline Plc 25
Table 8: Key Financials: GlaxoSmithKline Plc 28
Table 9: Key Facts: Jamieson Laboratories 29
Table 10: Canada OTC Pharmaceuticals Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2008 31
Table 11: Canada OTC Pharmaceuticals Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 32
Table 12: Canada Size of Population (million) , 2004-2008 33
Table 13: Canada GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2004-2008 33
Table 14: Canada Inflation, 2004-2008 33
Table 15: Canada Exchange Rate, 2004-2008 34

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