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In what is normally a slow–growing category in the 0.5%-3.0% range for year–over–year performance, the internal analgesics category witnessed much stronger–than–average growth rates in 2020. Consumers stocked up on pain relievers and fever reducers to be prepared for coronavirus. The overall internal analgesics category witnessed sales growth of more than 6.0%, with the Tylenol brand up nearly 40% and Motrin
Retail aisles and OTC shelves change all the time and vary by category, retail channel, and time of the year. Keeping abreast of what’s happening on shelves is an arduous task, and it’s even harder to track trends over time for OTC sales professionals and brand managers. Therefore, Kline is announcing a powerful new image
On Monday, November 23, 2015, while many were working a short work week due to the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States, Pfizer and Allergan management were busy announcing a merger that will create the world’s largest pharmaceutical company valued at $160 billion. On the surface, analysts and politicians focused on the tax inversion created
Recently, the U.S. OTC market has been evolving, boosted by more prescription medications moving along the Rx-to-OTC continuum, as well as a number of changes in the market. Laura Mahecha, Industry Manager of Kline’s Healthcare Practice, reveals more about these changes in a recent interview about the trends and challenges affecting the U.S. OTC market.
With over half a century of market insights on the U.S. consumer healthcare market, Kline & Company expects that new paradigm shifts in regulations, retail, and technology will create new opportunities for medications to move along the Rx-to-OTC continuum and more growth prospects for the U.S. OTC market. Additionally, with the OTC medication market in
In the not so distant past, the U.S. FDA has taken a rather conservative stance concerning Rx-to-OTC switches. Many potential categories have been discounted as not safe and/or effective without a physician’s prescription. This has compelled drug manufacturers to judiciously consider which drugs, if any, they would seek to switch given the necessary multi-million dollar
With brick-and-mortar stores and online retailers already heavily competing for the consumer dollar in nearly all segments, OTC drug marketers should also be poised to take advantage of expanding sales and markets through both traditional channels and e-channels. The lines between these channels are blurring as online OTC drug retailers are offering brick-and-mortar store pickup,
