Abstract
Despite troublesome safety problems with past entrants into this market, the
veritable epidemic of overweight and obesity continues to make this sector an
extremely attractive target for pharmaceutical developers. This new title
provides a considered view of the market for medical interventions in the
battle against obesity, including U.S. and worldwide market size and growth
forecasts, competitive market share and extensive pharmaceutical pipeline
information.
The report discusses both prescription and OTC drug markets and surgical
interventions. Market size and growth rates are provided through 2010 for:
- Prescription Appetite Suppressants
- Prescription Lipase Inhibitors
- OTC Appetite Suppressants
- OTC Fat Substitutes
- Surgical Intervetion (dollar- and procedure volumes)
Complete epidemilogical data, detailed descriptions of over 50 compounds in
development for this sector, and profiles of 14 top suppliers are provided as
well.
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