The report titled “Taiwan Pharmacy Retail Market Outlook to 2025 - By Market
Structure (Organized and Unorganized), By Region (Taipei Division, Northern
Division, Central Division, Southern Division, KaoPing Division and Eastern
Division), By Product Sales (Prescribed Medicines, OTC Products, Non Pharma
Products and Medical Equipment’s), By Drug Type (Generic And Patented) and By
Therapeutic Class” provides a
comprehensive analysis of the retail pharmacy operations in Taiwan. The report
covers various aspects including the current healthcare scenario, current
market size, segmentations, usage of contraceptives and family planning, health
insurance scenario, traditional Chinese medicine scenario, industry cycle, supply structure for pharmacy
retail, trends & development, issues & challenges, SWOT Analysis, BCG
Matrix, telemedicine scenario, operating model of pharmacies. The report
concludes with Competition Scenario, Future Projections for the industry
including market revenue by 2025, market segmentations, COVID 19 impact and
analysts’ recommendations.
T
aiwan Pharmacy Retail
Market Overview and Size
The Taiwan Pharmacy Retail Market is a growing market. The country has
universal coverage of health insurance which covers both western medicines and
traditional Chinese medicines. The National Health Insurance provides drug
reimbursement in which more than 17,000 prescription drugs are covered. In this
model, the customer needs to make small co-payment (in order to avoid the
wastage and misuse of drug) and the remaining amount is sponsored by the
government. The chain pharmacy stores are increasing their presence by opening
new stores and acquiring independent stores or small regional chains. Some
pharmacy chains have also adopted the franchise model for store expansion. Pharmacies
chains are focusing on selling high margin products such as Maternal and Baby
Supplies, Cosmetics, Nutritional Supplements and others in order to increase
the profitability of their stores. The Taiwan Pharmacy Retail Market witnessed
a revenue growth of 2.8% during 2014-2019.
Taiwan Pharmacy Retail
Market Segmentation
By Market Structure: TheTaiwan Pharmacy
Retail Market is dominated by the presence of Unorganized Pharmacies in the
term of number of stores and market revenue. However, the organized pharmacies have
started increasing their presence by opening new stores and acquiring &
merging regional chains & independent pharmacies with them. The customers
prefer to purchase prescribed medicines from unorganized pharmacies as majority
of these pharmacies are accredited by NHI which offers co-payment facility on
these drugs. The organized pharmacies use services such as in store services,
wide product assortments, special discounts and offers for members and other
value added services for attracting customers.
By Region: Taiwan is broadly
divided in six regions: Taipei Division, Northern Division, Central Division,
Southern Division, KaoPing Division and Eastern Division. Taipei Division has
the maximum number of pharmacies (2019), NHI Beneficiaries and NHI Outpatient
Medical Benefit Claim (2018). In terms of revenue Taipei Division contributed
the maximum revenue, followed by Central Division, whereas Eastern Division
contributed the least revenue.
By Type of Sales: Prescribed Medicines
were the most selling category in the overall market in 2019. This is mostly
due to the demand for maintenance medicines by the ageing population. NHI drug
reimbursement program has more than 17,000 prescribed medicines listed on it. Demand
for OTC products is increasing in the market as people are moving towards
preventive healthcare. The organized pharmacies are focusing on selling more
non pharmaceutical products such as maternal care, baby care, cosmetics and
other similar products as they help in increasing the store profitability.
By Type of Drug: The pharmacies in
Taiwan offer a mix of Patented Medicines and Generic Medicines. The NHIA
regulates the pricing of medicines in Taiwan; Patented Drugs are priced at a
reference pricing of those medicines in 10 advanced countries. The Generic
medicines can be classified in different sub categories such as Brand Generics,
Unbranded Generics and others.
By Therapeutic Class: The medicines in the
Taiwan Pharmacy Retail Market can be classified in different therapeutic
classes such as cardiovascular,pain/analgesics, anti-infective, anti-diabetic,
vitamins, minerals and nutrients, respiratory, and others on the basis of the
type of disease they are used to cure. The cardiovascular drugs have highest
demand in the region due to the ageing population.
Competitive Landscape
in the Taiwan Pharmacy Retail Market
The market has a mix of chain and independent pharmacies with majority
of pharmacies being independently owned. The top five pharmacy chains on the
basis of number of stores are MedFirst, Great Tree Pharmacy, YourChance
Pharmacy, Yes Chain Pharmacy and TinTin Drugstores as of 2019. The competition
in market is highly fragmented on the basis of revenue. The organized chains
are trying to increase their revenue share by offering various services such as
integrating stores with latest technologies for better in-store experience,
membership services, special promotion offers and discounts, delivery services
and other marketing and promotion activities. The main parameters of
competition among chains are availability of NHI reimbursed prescribed medicines,
wide product variety, availability of non-pharmaceutical products, membership
services, loyalty schemes and other services.
Taiwan Pharmacy Retail
Market Future Outlook & Projections: The Taiwan Pharmacy Retail Market
witnessed a slight decline initially with the onset of Corona Virus Pandemic,
however, the market recovered quickly with proactive measures taken by
government for stopping the spread of the virus. The pharmacies are expected to
have a makeover integrating latest technologies, collecting data for cloud
storage and adding other beneficial features. Online Pharmacies will grow in
future and the business model will adapt to the hybrid pharmacy. The chain
pharmacies will increase their presence in the future by opening new stores or
acquiring small independent stores or regional chains. The expenditure on
pharmaceuticals is expected to increase as government wants to reduce their
expenditure on imported drugs in the country, this will also result in the
increase in demand for generic medicines.
Key Segments
Covered:-
By Market Structure (In USD Million)
Organized Market
Unorganized Market
By Region (In USD Million)
Taipei Division
Northern Division
Central Division
Southern Division
KaoPing Division
Eastern Division
By Type of Sales (In USD Million)
Prescribed Medicines
OTC Products
Non Pharmaceutical
Products
Medical Equipment
By Type of Drug (In USD Million)
Generic
Patented
By Therapeutic Class (In USD Million)
Cardiovascular
Anti-Infective
Pain/Analgesics
Anti Diabetic
Vitamins/Minerals
/Nutrients
Dermatology
Respiratory
Gastro Intestinal
Neuro
Oncological
Gynecological
Ophthalmological
Others
Companies
Covered:-
The Great Tree Pharmacy
MedFirst Taiwan
TinTin Drugstores
Woodpecker Pharmacy
YourChance Pharmacy
Yes Chain Pharmacy
JPMed
Tomods
Matsumoto Kiyoshi
Boden Pharmacy
Key Target Audience:-
Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Companies
Pharmaceutical Importing Companies
Pharmaceutical Distributing Companies
Major Retail Companies
E-Commerce Pharmaceutical Retailers
Consultancy Companies
Industry Associations
Government and Regulation Bodies
Time Period Captured in the Report:-
Historical Period: 2014-2019
Forecast Period: 2020-2025
Key Topics Covered in the Report:-
Healthcare System in
Taiwan
Usage of Contraception
& Family Planning in Taiwan
Health Insurance
Scenario in Taiwan
Drug Reimbursement
System of NHI
Traditional Chinese
Medicine Scenario in Taiwan
Supply Structure of
Taiwan Pharmacy Retail Market
Trends &
Development in Taiwan Pharmacy Retail Market
Issues &
Challenges in Taiwan Pharmacy Retail Market
SWOT Analysis &
BCG Matrix in Taiwan Pharmacy Retail Market
Taiwan Pharmacy Retail
Market Size & Segmentation, 2014-2019
Online Pharmacy
Regulations in Taiwan
Telemedicine &
Growth of Online Medical Consultation in Taiwan
Major Telemedicine
Providers in Taiwan
Operating Model of
Hybrid Pharmacies
Competition Scenario,
Market Share, Cross Comparison of Major Players (Online & Offline) and
Company Profile
Corona Virus Impact on
the Consumer Behavior & Pharmacy Sales
Future Market Size and
Segmentations, 2019-2025F
COVID 19 Impact on
Taiwan Pharmacy Retail Market
Analysts’
Recommendations
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