URCH Publishing: Market for Addiction Treatment Medicines Set to Rise to $3.8bn, Forecasts New Report.LONDON -- The world market for medicines that treat addiction disorders is currently valued at US$3.2bn is set to increase by 19% by 2016 to $3.8bn, forecasts a new market report from URCH Publishing. The market strategy report 'The World Market for Addiction Disorders, 2009 - 2016: Future Therapies for Substance Dependence and Impulse Control', says that the market is set to grow rapidly as the 90 plus drug candidates in clinical trials for addictions receive market approval. Leading the pack is Pfizer's recently launched Chantix/Champix which is on track for blockbuster status in the smoking cessation smoking cessation Public health Temporary or permanent halting of habitual cigarette smoking; withdrawal therapies–eg, hypnosis, psychotherapy, group counseling, exposing smokers to Pts with terminal lung CA and nicotine chewing gum are often ineffective. sector. The report finds that there has been approximately a 165% increase in products in clinical R&D since 2005. "The drug pipeline for the addiction disorders of alcohol, cocaine, opioid opioid /opi·oid/ (o´pe-oid) 1. any synthetic narcotic that has opiate-like activities but is not derived from opium. 2. any of a group of naturally occurring peptides, e.g. , methamphetamine, phencyclidine phencyclidine /phen·cy·cli·dine/ (PCP) (fen-si´kli-den) a potent veterinary analgesic and anesthetic, used as a drug of abuse in the form of the hydrochloride salt; its abuse by humans may lead to serious psychological disturbances. , cannabis cannabis: see hemp; marijuana. cannabis Any plant of the genus Cannabis, which contains a single species, C. sativa. It is widely cultivated throughout the northern temperate zone. , and tobacco dependence is now rich with a range of novel neuroreceptor/neuropeptide modulators and antibody therapies to combat the disorders", said Tim Atkinson, the report's author. With estimates of more than 280 million people in key market territories of North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and Japan to be at risk of addiction or dependency on alcohol, tobacco, illicit narcotics narcotics n. 1) techinically, drugs which dull the senses. 2) a popular generic term for drugs which cannot be legally possessed, sold, or transported except for medicinal uses for which a physician or dentist's prescription is required. gambling or prescription drugs for non-medical use, the opportunity for healthcare companies to provide treatments is vast. The 80 page report provides an in-depth analysis of the global addiction pharmacotherapeutic market. Included in this study are analyses of key therapy areas, R&D programs, and innovating companies and products. The reader will benefit from market forecasts, pooled knowledge of recent industrial activities and events, and from analytical discourse, which is intended to stimulate growth and create new market opportunities. The World Market for Addiction Disorders, 2009-2016: Future Therapies for Substance Dependence and Impulse Control impulse control Psychology The degree to which a person can control the desire for immediate gratification or other; IC may be the single most important indicator of a person's future adaptation in terms of number of friends, school performance and future is available from URCH Publishing. The report is an update of a 2005 version published under the imprint Spectra Intelligence. Find more details about this 80 page at http://www.urchpublishing.com/publications/therapeutic/world_market_addiction_disorders_2009-2016.html About URCH Publishing Ltd URCH Publishing Ltd is an independent business information publisher dedicated to delivering quality information products to the global pharmaceuticals industry. |
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