Abstract
This chapter of New Drug Futures evaluates, compares and contrasts the
prospects for the compounds that will revolutionise the pharmaceutical
industry over the next 5 years and beyond in the CNS sector. The report
includes unique sales forecasts by major product.
The full 400-page report, evaluates, compares and contrasts the prospects for
the compounds that will revolutionise the pharmaceutical industry over the
next 5 years and beyond. The report covers 8 key therapy areas
(alimentary/metabolic, anti-infectives, cancer, cardiovascular, CNS,
musculoskeletal, respiratory, vaccines) and includes unique sales forecasts by
major product. Click here for more information. This chapter is available
separately.
The Central Nervous System (CNS) market is the second largest therapeutic
category and is one of the fastest growing. We forecast the global CNS market
generated sales of US$68.7 billion in 2005 (+6.1% from 2004). The majority of
sales were derived from the US (c. 66%) although sales growth was stronger
ex-US.
Within this market the largest segments by sales are: antidepressants (23%
market share), antipsychotics (22.6%) and anti-epileptics (16.8%). Some of the
fastest growing segments are: sleep disorders (+14.8% (YoY), attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder (+10.8% YoY), Alzheimer's disease (+10.7% YoY) and
antipsychotics (+10.2% YoY).
CNS disorders represent more than 15% of the global cost of disease. For
example, costs of over $100 billion per annum makes Alzheimer's the third most
expensive disease in the USA. In addition, they are the leading cause of
disability; at any one time 1.5 billion people suffer with a brain or spinal
disorder.
CNS diseases and disorders represent the largest and fastest growing area of
unmet medical need. Over 1.5 billion people worldwide, including over 100
million people in the US, suffer from CNS diseases or disorders. Key
prevalence indicators:
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