What do you do when everything is OTC? Understanding consumer choice in the Arabian Gulf

Jim Ryan

In the markets of the Arabian Gulf a consumer can walk into a retail pharmacy and buy almost any mainstream pharmaceutical product without a prescription.

What do you do when everything is OTC? Understanding consumer choice in the Arabian Gulf

Jim Ryan IMS Health, United Kingdom

INTRODUCTION

In the markets of the Arabian Gulf a consumer can walk into a retail pharmacy and buy almost any mainstream pharmaceutical product without a prescription. That in itself is not unique, but when it is combined with high levels of disposable income in markets such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, we have an extremely interesting case study in consumer choice. This paper will briefly contrast the situation in Europe with that in the Arabian...

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