Report Description of the Japan OTC Sleep Aid Products Market Analysis

Research Scope and Assumption

• The report provides the market value for the base year 2020 and a yearly forecast up to 2028 in terms of revenue (USD billion)


• The key industry dynamics, regulatory scenario, reimbursement scenario, major market trends, and drug markets are evaluated to understand their impacts on the demand for the forecast period. The growth rates were estimated using correlation, regression, and time-series analysis


• We have used the combination of top-down and bottom-up approach for market sizing, analyzing key regional markets, dynamics, and trends for various solutions, services, and end uses


• All market estimates and forecasts have been validated through primary interviews with the Key Industry Players (KIPs) and secondary analysis


• Inflation has not been accounted for in order to estimate and forecast the market


• Numbers may not add up due to rounding off

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Japan OTC Sleep Aid Products Market Analysis Executive Summary

Sleep Aids Market size is slated to grow significantly from 2021 to 2028 on account of rising number of sleeping disorders and growing obese population. The swiftly changing consumer lifestyles along with the scaling stressful working hours have led to the mount in several chronic conditions, followed by delayed diagnosis. The increasing intake of preventive and curative medicines coupled with the higher alcohol and tobacco consumption across Japan will influence the product demand.

Market Size and Key Findings

The Japan OTC Sleep Aid Products Market Analysis size stood at around USD xx billion in 2020 and is projected to reach USD xx billion by 2028, exhibiting a CAGR of xx% during the forecast period.



Market Dynamics

Market Growth Drivers Analysis

The demand for sleeping aids has been rising in the region due to high consumption of sleeping pills owing to changing lifestyle, growing awareness about sleep disorders and other related problems, long working hours, and growing aging population. Some of the sleeping aids products available in the market include mattress & pillow, sleep laboratories, medication, sleep apnea devices and others. Due to rising aging population in the region, more number of people have been dealing with sleep related problems, thus leading to increase in the sale of sleeping aids products.

Market Restraints

Side-effects associated with sleeping aid medications such as drug dependence and withdrawal symptoms are the some of the factors negatively impacting the demand of the sleeping aids products, thereby hindering the development of the market. Patent expiration of treatment pills for sleep disorders is another key factor that impedes the growth of the market.

COVID-19 impact on Japan OTC Sleep Aid Products Market

The COVID-19 pandemic led to a slight decline in the demand for sleep aids due to widespread financial distress, limited production, closure of manufacturing facilities to protect workers, transportation-related delays owing to travel restriction, and driver shortages. Quarantine measures made it difficult for freight service providers to keep freight moving smoothly. Major disruptions in the global supply chain impacted the market negatively.

Competitive Landscape

Key Players

Some of the other key players operating in the sleeping aids industry include Sanofi S.A., Koninklijke Philips N.V., GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Merck & Co. Inc., Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Compumedics Limited, Becton, Dickinson and Company, Eisai Co., Ltd. and Drive Medical Ltd.

Products in Pipeline

• In October 2016, Eisai Co., Ltd. announced the initiation of a Phase II clinical study of its internally-discovered oral dual orexin receptor antagonist lemborexant in patients with Irregular Sleep-Wake Rhythm Disorder (ISWRD) and mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD) dementia. Lemborexant is being jointly developed by Eisai and Purdue Pharma L.P.


• In May 2019, Mercks BELSOMRA (suvorexant) C-IV met primary efficacy endpoint in phase-3 trial for the treatment of insomnia in people with mild-to-moderate Alzheimers disease and dementia.

Notable Recent Deals

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank extended its nine-hour minimum to all employees, including contract staff, in December 2016.

In Sept 2018, Tris Pharma acquired NextWave Pharmaceuticals (NextWave), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pfizer Inc. The acquisition expanded Tris' portfolio of products for the treatment of patients with ADHD.

Healthcare Policies and Regulatory Landscape

Policy changes and Reimbursement scenario

The Japanese government has set aside about 400 million for the year 2017 for an incentive program to encourage small and medium-sized companies to adopt minimum rest periods to ensure better productivity. All such initiatives by the governments in various countries in the region, eventually leads to the high demand of products in the sleeping aids market in the region.