Significant Generic Erosion Will Cause Sales of Dyslipidemia Drugs to Decline by $3.6 Billi... ( Statins Will Continue to Dominate...)

Significant Generic Erosion Will Cause Sales of Dyslipidemia Drugs to Decline by $3.6 Billion by 2016

Date:3/19/2008

Statins Will Continue to Dominate Market Despite Patent Expiries and Increased Use of Fixed-Dose Combinations, According to a New Report from

Decision Resources

WALTHAM, Mass., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that sales of dyslipidemia therapies will decline from $28 billion in 2006 to $24.4 billion in 2016 owing to significant generic erosion, triggered particularly by the 2006 U.S. patent expiry of Merck's Zocor and the U.S. and European patent expiries of Pfizer's Lipitor beginning in 2010.

The new Pharmacor report entitled Dyslipidemia finds that statins will continue to dominate the dyslipidemia drug market by claiming more than 70 percent patient share in the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom and Japan. However, the sales share of statins will decline from $21 billion in 2006 to $7.8 billion in 2016 owing to generic erosion and greater use of fixed-dose combination therapies that offer dual modes of action and/or modulate high-density lipoprotein (HDL) in addition to low- density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. The fixed-dose combinations class will capture 30 percent of the dyslipidemia market in 2016.

The report also finds that physicians will increasingly prescribe treatment aimed at aggressive LDL targets in high-risk patients, which will benefit more potent agents such as AstraZeneca's Crestor and add-on therapies such as Merck/Schering-Plough's Zetia/Ezetrol. Aggressive treatment will also boost uptake of novel LDL-lowering therapies such as lapaquistat, Takeda's novel squalene synthase inhibitor, which will be used in polypharmacy regimens.

"Although statins are entrenched as the first-line therapy of choice for the vast majority of dyslipidemia patients and have achieved success in lowering both LDL and the risk of heart attacks, the prevalence o
'/>"/>

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2
Related medicine news :

1. Carnegie Mellon study shows just listening to cell phones significantly impairs drivers
2. NeurogesX to Present at Susquehanna Financial Groups 2nd Annual SIGnificant Options in Healthcare Conference
3. Novavax CEO to Present at Susquehannas Second SIGnificant Options in Healthcare Conference
4. Abaxis, Inc. to Present at the Susquehanna Financial Groups Second Annual SIGnificant Options in Healthcare Conference
5. Idenix Pharmaceuticals to Present at the SIGnificant Investment Options in Healthcare Conference
6. Advanced Life Sciences to Present at Susquehannas Second Annual SIGnificant Investment Options in Healthcare Conference
7. Significant Growth for Pinstripe Leads to Need for Larger Facility
8. Transcept Pharmaceuticals to Present at the Susquehanna Financial Groups SIGnificant Investment Options in Healthcare Conference
9. AAAS symposium to address significant effects of the male parent in reproductive success
10. Peter G. Peterson Commits $1 Billion Toward Solving Americas Most Significant Economic Challenges
11. Surprising New Research Indicates that Significant Numbers of Children as Young as 11 are Engaging in Sexual Activity and that Dating Violence and Abuse are Part of Their Relationships

Post Your Comments:

Significant Generic Erosion Will Cause Sales of Dyslipidemia Drugs to Decline by $3.6 Billi...( Statins Will Continue to Dominate...),Health