Commercial and Pipeline Insight: HRT for Menopausal Symptoms - A New Class Restores an Old Market.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7941b1/commercial_and_pip) has announced the addition of the "Commercial And Pipeline Insight: HRT HRT abbr. hormone replacement therapy Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) Also called estrogen replacement therapy, this controversial treatment is used to relieve the discomforts of menopause. For Menopausal Symptoms - A New Class Restores An Old Market" report to their offering. Introduction In 2007, the market value of HRT for menopausal symptoms saw its first upturn since the Women's Health Initiative Women's Health Initiative A 15-yr, $628 million project involving 1. An observational study of the health habits and medical Hx of ±100,000 ♀ 2. (WHI WHI Women's Health Initiative WHI Women's Health Issues (journal) WHI Women's Health Institute ) study results in 2002; highly publicized pub·li·cize tr.v. pub·li·cized, pub·li·ciz·ing, pub·li·ciz·es To give publicity to. Adj. 1. publicized - made known; especially made widely known publicised findings which linked HRT to cancer and cardiovascular safety risks. The recent growth of the market is due in part to the increasing price of HRT products but can only be sustained by a similar increase in volume sales. Scope * Analysis of patient potential, unmet needs, market dynamics, and clinical trial design in HRT, supported by opinion leader comment. * Assessment of pipeline drugs and future treatment trends and their impact on prescribing patterns and behavior. * Sales based market forecasts to 2017, providing a breakdown by dose-strength, marketed brands and pipeline drugs, drug class and region. * A review of the opportunities and threats facing HRT manufacturers in the seven major markets. Report Highlights The market growth seen from 2006 to 2007 will be maintained by a growing number of women requesting pharmaceutical treatment for their menopausal symptoms in the next decade. The value of the seven major markets combined is expected to grow by over $1 billion as volume sales increase by 0.5% and innovative products set higher price points. New mechanisms of action that prevent the agents from affecting breast and uterine uterine /uter·ine/ (u´ter-in) pertaining to the uterus. u·ter·ine adj. Of, relating to, or in the region of the uterus. tissue should diminish safety concerns and revolutionize rev·o·lu·tion·ize tr.v. rev·o·lu·tion·ized, rev·o·lu·tion·iz·ing, rev·o·lu·tion·iz·es 1. To bring about a radical change in: Television has revolutionized news coverage. 2. the HRT market. Two late-stage pipeline products, Wyeth's Aprela (bazedoxifene, conjugated conjugated adj. Conjugate. estrogens, conjugated Warning - Hazardous drug! C.E.S. equine equine Any member of the ungulate family Equidae, which includes the modern horses, zebras, and asses, all in the genus Equus, as well as more than 60 species known only from fossils. Equines descended from the dawn horse (see Eohippus). estrogen) and Bionovo's MF-101 (liquiritigenin) are expected to generate combined revenue of $893m in 2017. Reactive strategies, such as the launch of alternatively delivered therapies and low dose reformulations, were useful, short-term revenue generators in the wake of the WHI publication. Now the market profile must be raised, and physician/patient education used to maintain growth in the long term. Reasons to Purchase * Quantify the future size of the HRT market and the number of women currently eligible for treatment for menopausal symptoms in the US, 5EU, and Japan. * Understand unmet needs, and opportunities/threats in the HRT market based on key opinion leader comments. * Benchmark key late-stage HRT compounds against current market leading brands. For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7941b1/commercial_and_pip Source: Datamonitor |
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