Big pharma companies rely on bestselling drugs for maximum revenue generation. The patent protection allows the pharma company to sell the drugs at high profit margin, for example the Pfizer’s drug known as Lipitor, accounts for about $13 bn of Pfizer’s revenues. Many blockbuster drugs are going off patent, drug manufacturers are facing challenges to develop novel research and development strategies, involving miniaturization through various techniques including nanotechnology.
The introduction of nanotechnology in medicines has revolutionized the pharmaceutical industry. With the advancement in the Nano pharmaceutical industry, the number of patent filings has dramatically increased. Pharmaceutical companies have developed new strategies & techniques to re-patent drugs which are on the way to expiration by modifying them with the help of nanotechnology. Nanodrugs offers a promising potential in terms of revenue growth.
The nanopharmaceuticals have broach range of application and are used in imaging, diagnostics and therapeutics and possess full potential to dominate the pharmaceutical market. The introduction of nanomedicine will alter the landscape of medicine and will drastically improve a patient’s quality of life and reduce healthcare costs.
According to the latest report, titled 'Global Nanopharmaceutical Drugs Market – Analysis and Forecast (2018-2026)’, the global nanopharmaceutical drug market is valued $40.37 billion in 2017 and is expected to reach $79.29 billion by 2026. The major factor driving the growth of this market, are government and private funding to support the development of regenerative medicine, rising prevalence of chronic diseases and genetic disorders, increase in global healthcare expenditure, and rapid growth in the aging population. Further, the increasing insurance coverage and reimburesement policies in the developed markets such as the U.S., Japan, Germany, and the U.K. are the key drivers for the growth of the nanopharmaceutical drugs market.
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