Abstract
Introduction
Age-related neurological disorders will impose increasing economic burdens on
industrialized nations as their populations age. High prices fuel this
market-$11 billion in 2005-but the growing use of these agents has prompted
stringent cost-control measures. New drugs must demonstrate signifi cant
advantages over current therapies if they are to secure favorable pricing and
reimbursement in the future.
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U.S. sales will increase because of a surge in Medicare Part D participation,
although this impact will be blunted by discounts and rebates elsewhere in the
Medicare program. What techniques will Medicare Part D use to constrain
prescription of neurology dugs? What impact will these techniques have on
sales?
European health care systems frequently limit the prescription of
neurology drugs, at least initially, to specialists-often in the hospital
setting. What new restrictions will European physicians face in prescribing
neurology drugs?
Japan has a limited number of neurology drugs, and this
situation is unlikely to change during our forecast. What factors will
continue to constrain growth in the Japanese market? Are there opportunities
for novel neurology drugs in Japan?
Pricing and reimbursement for new
neurology drugs will largely be dependent on their innovation. What methods
do the various markets under study employ to set prices for neurology drugs?
What additional impediments to pricing will emerge?
An emerging trend in
all markets (for new and established therapies alike) is health technology
assessment and health economic evaluation. Which countries under study
already utilize these price-control techniques? What impact will this practice
have on neurology therapies?
Scope
- Indications covered: Alzheimer' s disease, epilepsy, multiple
sclerosis, and Parkinson' s disease.
- Markets covered: United States, France, Germany, Italy, Spain,
United Kingdom, and Japan.
- Price comparisons: comparisons of international pricing for the
neurological drug classes in this report.
- Reimbursement: overview of the general environment in each market
and analysis of factors specifi c to individual neurological drug classes.
- Market outlook: pricing and reimbursement implications for the
manufacturers of neurology drugs.
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