Current Potential of the Philippines Pharmacy Retail Market?
The market is currently at the growth stage and the revenues generated by the Pharmacy Retail in the Philippines was evaluated at PHP ~ billion during 2018, inclining from PHP ~ billion in 2013. The organized pharmacy chains are playing an important role in the development of pharmaceuticals market by introducing new store formats and customer friendly services. These stores are providing various other services such as medical consultation, counseling, health check-ups and others in addition to the product offerings. The chains are present in most of the regions in the Philippines prominently in the Manila, Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao region. The demand is facilitated on the basis of prescription medicines as the customers prefer to purchase medicines prescribed by the doctor.
Demand for OTC products is growing in the country as the medical awareness and health knowledge is increasing among the consumers. The pharmacy stores stock a wide range of non pharmaceutical products which includes personal care products, daily living needs and FMCG products. These companies are partnering with the pharmacy chains as the chains have developed a good distribution network in the different regions of the Philippines, which the supermarkets and hypermarkets currently lack. The industry registered a CAGR of ~% for the period 2013-2018. It is estimated that the market will grow at a CAGR of ~% in the period 2018-2023.
Philippines Pharmacy Retail Market Segmentation
By Type of Market Structure (Organized and Unorganized Market: Philippines pharmacy retail market was dominated by the organized segment as these chains have established a good relation with the customers on the basis of the store convenience and different customer loyalty schemes. On the other hand, unorganized segment is mostly prevalent in the countryside and rural areas where the organized chains are not present.
By Type of Store Location (Standalone and Hospital Based Stores): The standalone stores are able to generate greater revenue than the hospital based stores as most of the patients prefer to purchase from the standalone stores due to their cost efficiency. In addition to that, standalone stores maintain a wide range of non pharmaceutical products which increases the store footfall.
By Region: (North, Central and South): Northern region constitutes National Capital Region and Central Luzon. Pharma sales are most in the North as the NCR region over there has the most per capita GDP in the country during. The remaining market share was collectively captured by central and south region.
By Type of Drug (Generic and Patented): The generics category consists of a number of sub-segments existing at different pricing tiers including branded generics, Uni-branded generics, house-brands and unbranded generics. Traditionally, the market consisted of branded and unbranded generics but big local companies have launched Uni-brands such as Pharex and RiteMed at a discounted price lower than the branded generics, therefore have experienced high growth. The remaining market was captured by patented segment.
By Type of Sales (Prescribed Medicines, Over the Counter Products, Non Pharma Products and Medical Equipment):
Sales towards prescribed medicines were observed to dominate Philippines pharmacy retail market during the year 2018. The demand is majorly facilitated by the sales happening in the hospital based stores and standalone stores near a hospital. This was followed by the OTC products, Non Pharmaceutical Products and medical equipment.
By Therapeutic Class:
The Philippines pharmacy market has different group of therapeutic drug classes such as anti-infective, cardiovascular, gastro intestinal, anti diabetic, vitamins, minerals and nutrients, respiratory, pain analgesics, dermatology, neuro, gynecological and others. The market has most demand for the cardiovascular drugs due to high rate of Coronary Heart Diseases (CHD) in the country.
WHAT IS THE COMPETITION SCENARIO in the Philippines pharmacy retail market?
Competition stage within Philippines pharmacy retail market was observed as highly concentrated along with the presence of major pharmacy retail chains and independent stores in the country. The top five major pharmacy chains present in the market are Mercury Drug Corporation, Watsons Personal Care Stores, SouthStar Drug Inc, Rose Pharmacy and The Generics Pharmacy. The competition is driven by the number of stores, product offerings, range of product categories, services, customer loyalty scheme, private label goods and marketing & promotion.
Majority of the unorganzied players lack the resources in comparision to the organized players and therefore aren’t able to compete with them. The major competition parameters for the different players are:
Type of Medicines offered
Pricing of the Medicines
Location and Number of Stores
Different Type of Product Offerings
In Store Experience and Customer Loyalty Schemes
Value Added Services
The promotion techniques used and others
The majority of the organized pharmacy chains have limited their presence to the developed regions and are available in the major regions and provinces. They need to increase their store presence in the semi-urban and rural areas in order to increase their market penetration in those regions. The adoption of franchise model by some chains is good for this as those chains are expanding rapidly in the region and have been able to establish their presence in the market over a short period of time.
WHAT is the FUTURE Outlook for the Philippines pharmacy retail market?
Over the forecast period, the Philippines pharmacy retail market is expected to register a positive CAGR in terms of revenue during the forecast period 2019-2023, driven on the expected growth in the total number of organized stores in the country. The organized chains are expected to include the online sales channel in their distribution system and adopt the omni sales channel strategy. As the medicine market is being dominated by the demand for generic medicines, total number of drugstores providing generic medicines are expected to increase in the near future. The government of Philippines has revived the Botika Ng Bayan initiative which used to provide the medicines in the Philippines at subsidized rates. The government of Philippines aims to expand it to each of the barangay (village) in the Philippines and provide generic medicines in order to reduce the healthcare costs.
Key Segments Covered
Market Structure
Organized Market
Unorganized Market
Type of Store Location
Standalone Pharmacy
Hospital Based Pharmacy
Region
North
Central
South
Type of Sales
Prescribed Medicines
OTC Products
Non Pharmaceutical Products
Medical Equipment
By Type of Drug
Generic
Patented
By Therapeutic Class
Anti-Infectives
Cardiovascular
Gastro Intestinal
Anti Diabetic
Vitamins/Minerals /Nutrients
Respiratory
Pain/Analgesics
Dermatology
Neuro
Gynecological
Others
Key Target Audience
Existing Pharmaceutical Retailers in the Philippines
Existing Pharmaceutical Distributors in the Philippines
Existing Pharmaceutical Wholesalers in the Philippines
Existing Pharmaceutical Manufacturers in the Philippines
Existing Pharmaceutical Importer in the Philippines
New Market Entrants- Domestic Retailer
New Market Entrants- Domestic Distributor
New Market Entrants- Domestic Wholesaler
New Market Entrants- Domestic Manufacturer
New Market Entrants- Foreign Retailer
New Market Entrants- Foreign Distributor
New Market Entrants- Foreign Wholesaler
New Market Entrants- Foreign Manufacturer
Market Associations
Investors & Venture Capital Firms
Real Estate Companies
Government Bodies
Time Period Captured in the Report:
Historical Period: 2013-2018
Forecast Period: 2019-2023
Companies Covered:
Mercury Drug Corporation
Watsons Personal Care Stores
SouthStar Drug Inc.
Rose Pharmacy
The Generics Pharmacy
Key Topics Covered in the Reports
Executive Summary
Research Methodology
Philippines Pharmacy Retail Market Introduction, Overview and Genesis
Value Chain of Philippines Pharmacy Retail Market
Philippines Pharmacy Retail Market Size, 2013-2018
Philippines Pharmacy Retail Market Segmentation, 2013-2018
Business Model for a Retail Pharmacy Store in the Philippines
Pre-Requisites for the Philippines Pharmacy Retail Market
Regulatory Framework in the Philippines Pharmacy Retail Market
Growth Drivers in the Philippines Pharmacy Retail Market
Trends in the Philippines Pharmacy Retail Market
Issues and Challenges in the Philippines Pharmacy Retail Market
Import Scenario in the Philippines Pharmacy Retail Market
SWOT Analysis of the Philippines Pharmacy Retail Market
Cross Comparison of International Pharmacy Stores with the Philippines Organized Pharmacy Retail Market
Porter Five Forces Analysis for the Philippines Pharmacy Retail Market
Comparative Landscape in the Philippines Pharmacy Retail Market
Snapshot of Major Players Using Omni Channel Model in the Philippines Pharmacy Retail Market
Snapshot of Emerging Hybrid Model in the Philippines Pharmacy Retail Market
Philippines Pharmacy Retail Market Future Outlook and Projections, 2019-2023
Analyst Recommendations for the Philippines Pharmacy Retail Market
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