2012-11-20 20:00:35 - Generic Drugs: The Global Market - Focus on Asia - a new market research report on companiesandmarkets.com

The demand for generics is increasing steadily because of pressure to control healthcare costs. At the same time, fierce price competition in this area has created difficulties for some companies because of slashed profit margins. The main result has been a wave of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity, and the rise of "supergenerics," offering added value as well as low prices. Not all traditional companies are positioned to exploit this trend.A major growth driver for the generics sector is the fact that several blockbuster pharmaceutical brands are coming off-patent and are therefore open to generic competition-the phenomenon widely known as the "patent cliff." But the originator companies are deploying formidable strategies to protect their franchises, including marketing their own branded

 

 

generics.With first-generation biopharmaceutical products reaching the end of their patent lives, a whole new market field-biogenerics or biosimilars-is opening up for those generics companies capable of (or prepared to buy-into) the technological expertise required.The international landscape is changing for generics as for all pharmaceuticals. China, India, Russia, Mexico, and Brazil are among the rising markets for generic activity.SCOPE OF REPORTThis report discusses the implications of all the above-mentioned trends, in the context of the current size and growth of the generics market, both in global terms and analyzed by the most important national markets. The nature and structure of the generics industry is discussed, with profiles of the leading 20+ generics companies, and an update on M&A activity. Five-year sales forecasts are provided for the national markets and the major therapeutic categories of products involved.The report presents overall market size estimates and analysis for the overall global market, as well as more detailed market coverage of the three major segments of the global market: the American market, the European market, and the Asian market. The American market coverage focuses on the largest markets of North and Latin America (the U.S., Canada, Brazil, and Mexico); European market coverage focuses on the markets in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom, as well as an analysis of the Russian market; and Asia market coverage focuses on the three major markets of Japan, China, and India.INTENDED AUDIENCEThis report is designed to satisfy the information needs of a wide variety of individuals involved in the generics marketplace, including company senior management executives seeking to base their strategic decisions on the best available information on market forces and trends. However, it is also aimed at managers and executives in marketing, research, planning, and sales departments who need readable, comprehensive, and up-to-date background on the marketplace in which they are operating.Chapters from this report can be purchased separately. Please contact us to find out more about this offer.

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