| Product Code | DAT09505 |
|---|---|
| Publication Date | December 2007 |
| Publisher | Datamonitor |
| Product Type | Report |
| Pages | 93 |
The continued uptake of existing brands and the launch of two opioid antagonists will cause the market to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 13.5% from 2006 to reach $304m across the seven major markets by 2016. The alcohol dependence market requires a paradigm shift away from the public perception that it is a behavioral disorder towards being regarded as a treatable medical condition.
The current alcohol dependence pipeline is small in comparison to other central nervous system markets. Opioid antagonists are the most prevalent drug class in late-stage development and include two reformulations of naltrexone. Datamonitor therefore believes the current alcohol dependence pipeline to be weak and lacking in innovation.
The efficacy of currently marketed pharmaceutical products is limited, thereby leaving market opportunity for new therapies. Furthermore, in view of the poor medication compliance rate in alcohol dependent patients, pipeline drugs that possess the potential to improve patient compliance can expect to receive a strong uptake.
Companies developing naltrexone depot drugs will experience difficulty distinguishing their products from Vivitrol (naltrexone once-monthly controlled-release, Alkermes/Cephalon) unless they price their drugs competitively and/or incorporate an injection device that produces less pain and fewer injection site reactions.
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