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The ability to formulate injectable drugs to increase the duration of efficacy for a given dose and simultaneously reduce the dosing frequency addresses several important health care issues. Less frequent dosing is believed to improve patient safety, reduce the incidence of injection site complications and improve compliance with drug protocols. Injectable drug formulations designed to improve drug half-life and extend dosing intervals can mitigate the bolus effect at the time of injection, and thus have a salutary influence on drug side effects. All of these advantages, along with the need for fewer patient caregiver visits (for practitioner-administered drugs) have a positive, downward impact on overall healthcare costs.
Currently approved sustained release injectables rely on a spectrum of branded formulation technologies to modulate the drug’s release profile post-injection. Typically off-patent or generic drugs, they include drug therapies for almost a dozen major therapeutic segments, including neurological conditions, metabolic diseases, oncology, pain management and reproductive health. As the incidence and prevalence of chronic illnesses increases with the aging population, the attraction and interest in sustained release injectables will increase. Already a ten billion dollar retail revenue market, the value of injectable drugs with extended dosing regimens will increase nine percent annually through 2013 as new controlled release formulations reach the market.
A new report analyzes the current market and potential for extended release injectables. The report – Sustained Release Injectables: Technologies, Targets and Therapeutics - examines the therapeutic impact of approved sustained release injectable drugs, assesses development-stage candidates, and analyzes key market segments, technology factors, demand drivers and the competitive landscape.
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