Pharmacy Times 2008 OTC Products - (Page 20) M M AC IS T REC O M M AC IS T REC O M OTCs Pharmacists Recommend E E EN M EN PH AR PH AR D ED D ED ar Ac w h ie vem e n t A Ac Blood Glucose Kits 31.0 28.0 17.0 8 Ac 8.0 w h ie vem e n t A 8.0 2.0 M A w h ie vem e n t A ar M PH AR PH AR d ar Number of pharmacist recommendations per month: 559,440 ar d 20 20 20 d 8 8 d 0 0 AC IS T REC O M Product M % Pharm REC O ST Recs M CI 0 CoQ10 % Pharm Recs Product % of Pharmacist Recommendations Accu-Chek One Touch FreeStyle 8 w Ac h ie vem e nAscensia tA TrueTrack Assure EN M Product D ED Glucometer Elite Precision Q.I.D. Prestige Other 2.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 Nature Made Nature’s Bounty Co Max Q10 Life Fitness Sundown Other 42.3 15.3 10.8 2.7 2.7 26.2 EN Product Bausch & Lomb ReNu Alcon Allergan Complete Number of pharmacist recommendations per month: 366,660 Rx-to-OTC Switches Favorable in ’08 The markets for Rx-to-OTC switches could hit $5 billion in 2008 and increase by nearly 40% by 2010, according to the report, The Return of the Rx to OTC Switch: Market Analysis and Product Management Strategies, from Kalorama Information. The report suggested that more than half of the 2008 revenues will be from allergy medications that already made the switch, such as Claritin (loratadine), Mucinex, and Zyrtec (cetirizine HCl). Product Bausch & Lomb ReNu Complete Multi-Purpose Alcon Allergan CIBA Vision Other Number of pharmacist recommendations per month: 312,480 OTC Supplement 2008 D ED Contact Lens Cleaner % Pharm Recs Product % Pharm Recs Product Contact Lens Solution % of Pharmacist Recommendations 20 0 Number of pharmacist recommendations per month: 320,040 Dandruff Shampoo % of Pharmacist Recommendations 38.7 20.7 12.6 7.2 4.5 Clear Eyes CIBA Vision Clear Care Advanced Medical Optics Other 3.6 2.7 1.8 0.9 7.3 Nizoral Selsun Blue T/Gel Head & Shoulders Denorex Other 39.6 29.7 15.3 11.7 2.7 1.0 Number of pharmacist recommendations per month: 419,580 Diabetic Nutritional Supplements Product % of Pharmacist Recommendations 38.6 16.4 12.9 9.3 5.7 2.9 14.2 Glucerna BD Glucose Tablets Alpha Betic Nature Made Osco Glucose Tablets Dex 4 Other 45.9 29.7 3.0 3.0 2.3 1.1 15.0 Number of pharmacist recommendations per month: 434,700 20 Pharmacy Times
For optimal viewing of this digital publication, please enable JavaScript and then refresh the page. If you would like to try to load the digital publication without using Flash Player detection, please click here.