A comparison of the United Kingdom, Australian and Japanese hangover product market.

IF 3 3区医学 Q2 SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Drug and alcohol review Pub Date : 2025-02-24 DOI:10.1111/dar.14030

Maureen N Zijlstra, Sanne E Schulz, Emina Išerić, Quinten Barré, Andrew Scholey, Joris C Verster

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Abstract

Introduction: The use of products to prevent or reduce alcohol hangovers is increasingly popular. The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the alcohol hangover product markets of the United Kingdom, Australia and Japan.

Methods: The website www.Amazon.com was searched, using the terms 'hangover treatment' and 'hangover cure', to identify hangover products sold in the United Kingdom, Australia and Japan. Dosage forms, ingredients and their amounts per serving were recorded and compared between the three countries.

Results: The market evaluations for the United Kingdom and Australia each revealed N = 19 hangover products, and 24 hangover products were found for Japan. The products from the three markets were quite distinct, with none of the hangover products being marketed in all three countries. The most popular ingredients in United Kingdom were potassium (63.2%), sodium (57.9%) and vitamin C (52.6%). The most common ingredients in Australia were vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B12 and sodium (all 47.4%). In Japan, curcumin (45.8%), L-ornithine (29.2%), vitamin C (20.8%) and vitamin B2 (20.8%) were the most popular ingredients. Most popular dosage forms also differed between the countries, with powders being most popular in the United Kingdom (42.1%), tablets in Japan (50.0%), and capsules (31.6%) and drinks (26.3%) in Australia.

Discussion and conclusions: Both ingredients and dosage forms of hangover products differed between the United Kingdom, Australia and Japan. Products also differed from the United States, illustrating the importance of cross-cultural comparisons. As these are currently lacking, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trials are needed to demonstrate the efficacy and safety of marketed hangover products.

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英国、澳大利亚和日本宿醉产品市场比较。

导语：使用产品来预防或减少酒精宿醉越来越受欢迎。本研究的目的是评估和比较英国、澳大利亚和日本的酒精宿醉产品市场。方法：在网站www.Amazon.com上搜索“宿醉治疗”和“宿醉治愈”，找出在英国、澳大利亚和日本销售的宿醉产品。记录了三个国家的剂型、成分及其每份用量，并进行了比较。结果：在英国和澳大利亚的市场评估中，各发现了N = 19种宿醉产品，在日本发现了24种宿醉产品。来自这三个市场的产品非常不同，没有一种宿醉产品在三个国家都有销售。在英国最受欢迎的成分是钾（63.2%）、钠（57.9%）和维生素C（52.6%）。澳大利亚最常见的成分是维生素B1、维生素B6、维生素B12和钠（均为47.4%）。在日本，姜黄素（45.8%）、l -鸟氨酸（29.2%）、维生素C（20.8%）和维生素B2（20.8%）是最受欢迎的成分。最受欢迎的剂型在各国之间也存在差异，粉剂在英国最受欢迎（42.1%），片剂在日本最受欢迎（50.0%），胶囊（31.6%）和饮料（26.3%）在澳大利亚最受欢迎。讨论和结论：在英国、澳大利亚和日本，宿醉产品的成分和剂型不同。产品也与美国不同，说明了跨文化比较的重要性。由于目前缺乏这些，需要进行双盲、安慰剂对照的临床试验来证明已上市的宿醉产品的有效性和安全性。

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