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PUBLISHER: Euromonitor International | PRODUCT CODE: 1822304
PUBLISHER: Euromonitor International | PRODUCT CODE: 1822304
Consumer Health in the United Kingdom
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Retail value sales of consumer health are expected to rise in current terms in the UK in 2025, though growth is set to be slower than in the previous year. This deceleration, partly due to weaker unit price increases compared to recent years, is being driven by a slightly weaker performance for vitamins and dietary supplements following several years of strong growth, and a more sluggish performance in the over-the-counter space, which has lacked significant Rx-to-OTC switches in recent years. D...
Euromonitor International's Consumer Health in United Kingdom report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2020-2024, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. Forecasts to 2029 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.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
List Of Contents And Tables
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Consumer Health in 2025: The big picture
- Key trends in 2025
- Competitive landscape
- Channel developments
- What next for consumer health?
MARKET INDICATORS
- Table 1 Consumer Expenditure on Health Goods and Medical Services: Value 2020-2025
- Table 2 Life Expectancy at Birth 2020-2025
MARKET DATA
- Table 3 Sales of Consumer Health by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 4 Sales of Consumer Health by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 5 NBO Company Shares of Consumer Health: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 6 LBN Brand Shares of Consumer Health: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 7 Penetration of Private Label in Consumer Health by Category: % Value 2020-2025
- Table 8 Distribution of Consumer Health by Format: % Value 2020-2025
- Table 9 Distribution of Consumer Health by Format and Category: % Value 2025
- Table 10 Forecast Sales of Consumer Health by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 11 Forecast Sales of Consumer Health by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
APPENDIX
- OTC registration and classification
- Vitamins and dietary supplements registration and classification
- Self-medication/self-care and preventive medicine
- Switches
- Summary 1 OTC: Switches 2024-2025
DISCLAIMER
DEFINITIONS
SOURCES
- Summary 2 Research Sources
ANALGESICS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Solid growth as self-medication grows
- Reckitt Benckiser retains lead thanks to Nurofen
- Pharmacies remains the dominant channel, but e-commerce continues to grow from low base
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Analgesics to continue to grow over forecast period
- Value hacking and digital diagnostics provide opportunities
- Gentle efficacy is important amongst sceptical consumers
CATEGORY DATA
- Table 12 Sales of Analgesics by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 13 Sales of Analgesics by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 14 NBO Company Shares of Analgesics: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 15 LBN Brand Shares of Analgesics: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 16 Forecast Sales of Analgesics by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 17 Forecast Sales of Analgesics by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUGH, COLD AND ALLERGY (HAY FEVER) REMEDIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Allergy remedies provide category growth
- Reckitt Benckiser remains dominant player
- Supermarkets closing gap on pharmacies
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Multiple factors expected to drive growth
- At-home solutions gain popularity through tech-enabled diagnostics
- Natural and "gentler" products expected to gain popularity
CATEGORY DATA
- Table 18 Sales of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 19 Sales of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 20 NBO Company Shares of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 21 LBN Brand Shares of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 22 Forecast Sales of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 23 Forecast Sales of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
DIGESTIVE REMEDIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Targeted communication boosts sales of digestive remedies
- Portfolio diversity helps Reckitt Benckiser to maintain leadership
- Convenience helps to drive e-commerce dynamism
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Age and need-specific marketing key for future growth
- Digitalisation growing in importance for product recommendation
- Digestive remedies intrinsically connected to holistic wellness
CATEGORY DATA
- Table 24 Sales of Digestive Remedies by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 25 Sales of Digestive Remedies by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 26 NBO Company Shares of Digestive Remedies: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 27 LBN Brand Shares of Digestive Remedies: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 28 Forecast Sales of Digestive Remedies by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 29 Forecast Sales of Digestive Remedies by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
DERMATOLOGICALS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Hair loss concerns driving dermatological growth
- Bayer continues to focus on women's health
- E-commerce continues to gain retail share in dermatologicals
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- At-home skin solutions to see significant growth
- AI skin analysis offers opportunities for players
- Skin health will become an ever more important aspect of holistic wellness
CATEGORY DATA
- Table 30 Sales of Dermatologicals by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 31 Sales of Dermatologicals by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 32 NBO Company Shares of Dermatologicals: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 33 LBN Brand Shares of Dermatologicals: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 34 LBN Brand Shares of Hair Loss Treatments: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 35 Forecast Sales of Dermatologicals by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 36 Forecast Sales of Dermatologicals by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
NRT SMOKING CESSATION AIDS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- NRT growth driven by consumer concerns
- Nicorette maintains market leadership
- Hypermarkets offers more NRT solutions, enhancing value and convenience
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- NRT forecasted to grow as tobacco usage drops
- Technology offers supports to consumers
- Government legislation looks to curb smoking further
CATEGORY INDICATORS
- Table 37 Number of Smokers by Gender 2020-2025
CATEGORY DATA
- Table 38 Sales of NRT Smoking Cessation Aids by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 39 Sales of NRT Smoking Cessation Aids by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 40 NBO Company Shares of NRT Smoking Cessation Aids: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 41 LBN Brand Shares of NRT Smoking Cessation Aids: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 42 Forecast Sales of NRT Smoking Cessation Aids by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 43 Forecast Sales of NRT Smoking Cessation Aids by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
SLEEP AIDS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Consumer focus on wellness boosts sales of sleep aids
- Omega Pharma Ltd maintains leadership
- Retail e-commerce leads sales
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Factors such as stress expected to drive future sales
- Digital developments help to support use of sleep aids
- Sustainability and natural alternatives to be popular
CATEGORY DATA
- Table 44 Sales of Sleep Aids: Value 2020-2025
- Table 45 Sales of Sleep Aids: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 46 NBO Company Shares of Sleep Aids: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 47 LBN Brand Shares of Sleep Aids: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 48 Forecast Sales of Sleep Aids: Value 2025-2030
- Table 49 Forecast Sales of Sleep Aids: % Value Growth 2025-2030
EYE CARE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- High levels of screen time continue to help value growth
- Optrex remains the leading brand
- E-commerce expansion
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Positive outlook
- Innovation through digital and technological advances
- Aligning with broader wellness goals
CATEGORY DATA
- Table 50 Sales of Eye Care by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 51 Sales of Eye Care by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 52 NBO Company Shares of Eye Care: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 53 LBN Brand Shares of Eye Care: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 54 Forecast Sales of Eye Care by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 55 Forecast Sales of Eye Care by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
WOUND CARE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Lifestyle factors drive growth
- Elastoplast remains the leading brand
- Convenience and price drive growth of e-commerce
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Ageing populations and NHS pressure to boost wound care
- Technology supporting increasingly complex at-home treatments
- Health and sustainability
CATEGORY DATA
- Table 56 Sales of Wound Care by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 57 Sales of Wound Care by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 58 NBO Company Shares of Wound Care: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 59 LBN Brand Shares of Wound Care: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 60 Forecast Sales of Wound Care by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 61 Forecast Sales of Wound Care by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
VITAMINS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- 2025 vitamin sales driven by category simplicity
- Phizz Ltd goes from strength to strength
- Online sales continue to gain share
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Vitamins faces challenges from combination dietary supplements
- Affordability key to category's future prospects
- Functional/fortified food and drink expansion presents moderate challenges going forward
CATEGORY DATA
- Table 62 Sales of Vitamins by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 63 Sales of Vitamins by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 64 Sales of Multivitamins by Positioning: % Value 2020-2025
- Table 65 NBO Company Shares of Vitamins: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 66 LBN Brand Shares of Vitamins: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 67 Forecast Sales of Vitamins by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 68 Forecast Sales of Vitamins by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Dietary supplements continues to outperform vitamins
- Vitabiotics' key brands face competition in women's health space
- Shopify gains on Amazon
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Collagen in demand owing to purported array of benefits
- Women's health continues to provide opportunities
- Holland & Barrett and Boots continue to evolve their portfolios and brick-and-mortar strategies
CATEGORY DATA
- Table 69 Sales of Dietary Supplements by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 70 Sales of Dietary Supplements by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 71 Sales of Dietary Supplements by Positioning: % Value 2020-2025
- Table 72 NBO Company Shares of Dietary Supplements: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 73 LBN Brand Shares of Dietary Supplements: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 74 Forecast Sales of Dietary Supplements by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 75 Forecast Sales of Dietary Supplements by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
WEIGHT MANAGEMENT AND WELLBEING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Meal replacement category continues to fuel industry growth
- Retail footprint drives resilience in evolving weight management sector
- Digital sales dominate as interest in OTC weight loss drugs fades
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Modest growth ahead for the UK weight management and wellbeing market
- Blurring lines between weight management and holistic health solutions
- GLP-1 growth pressures traditional weight management
CATEGORY DATA
- Table 76 Sales of Weight Management and Wellbeing by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 77 Sales of Weight Management and Wellbeing by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 78 NBO Company Shares of Weight Management and Wellbeing: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 79 LBN Brand Shares of Weight Management and Wellbeing: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 80 Forecast Sales of Weight Management and Wellbeing by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 81 Forecast Sales of Weight Management and Wellbeing by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
SPORTS NUTRITION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Protein-based products anchor market performance
- THG balances legacy strength with strategic transformation
- Sports nutrition embraces omnichannel evolution
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Protein powders to continue to play key role in growth
- Creatine and hydration lead next wave of innovation
- Health-conscious reformulations to lead future product strategies
CATEGORY DATA
- Table 82 Sales of Sports Nutrition by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 83 Sales of Sports Nutrition by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 84 NBO Company Shares of Sports Nutrition: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 85 LBN Brand Shares of Sports Nutrition: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 86 Forecast Sales of Sports Nutrition by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 87 Forecast Sales of Sports Nutrition by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
HERBAL/TRADITIONAL PRODUCTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Herbal supplements and topical remedies fuel market growth in 2025
- Intense market competition driven by consumer trust and brand visibility
- Traditional retail remains important amid e-commerce surge
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Steady growth ahead for the UK herbal/traditional products market
- Innovation to boost demand for herbal/traditional products
- Enhanced herbal medicine regulations to broaden access and strengthen consumer safety
CATEGORY DATA
- Table 88 Sales of Herbal/Traditional Products by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 89 Sales of Herbal/Traditional Products by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 90 NBO Company Shares of Herbal/Traditional Products: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 91 LBN Brand Shares of Herbal/Traditional Products: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 92 Forecast Sales of Herbal/Traditional Products by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 93 Forecast Sales of Herbal/Traditional Products by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
PAEDIATRIC CONSUMER HEALTH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Paediatric vitamins and dietary supplements boost paediatric segment growth
- Medipharma dynamic as Optibac performs well
- Stronger focus on digital health solutions
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Declining birth rate expected to slow sales
- IP product licensing re-emerging as key strategy
- Government looking towards prevention methods for paediatric flu
CATEGORY DATA
- Table 94 Sales of Paediatric Consumer Health by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 95 Sales of Paediatric Consumer Health by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 96 NBO Company Shares of Paediatric Consumer Health: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 97 LBN Brand Shares of Paediatric Consumer Health: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 98 Forecast Sales of Paediatric Consumer Health by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 99 Forecast Sales of Paediatric Consumer Health by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
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