Table of Content

1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Study Deliverables
1.2 Study Assumptions
1.3 Scope of the Study


2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY


3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY


4 MARKET DYNAMICS
4.1 Market Overview
4.2 Market Drivers
4.2.1 Increasing Geriatric Population and Changing Dietary Habits
4.2.2 High Prevalence of IBS-C, OIC and Chronic Constipation
4.2.3 Development of Latest Drugs and Treatment Procedures
4.3 Market Restraints
4.3.1 Increasing Dependence on Majority of Over-the-Counter (OTC) Drugs
4.4 Porter’s Five Force Analysis
4.4.1 Threat of New Entrants
4.4.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers/Consumers
4.4.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
4.4.4 Threat of Substitute Products
4.4.5 Intensity of Competitive Rivalry


5 MARKET SEGMENTATION
5.1 By Therapeutic
5.1.1 Laxatives
5.1.2 Chloride Channel Activators
5.1.3 Peripherally Acting Mu-Opioid Receptor Antagonists
5.1.4 GC-C Agonists
5.1.5 Others
5.2 By Disease Type
5.2.1 Chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC)
5.2.2 Irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C)
5.2.3 Opioid-induced constipation (OIC)
5.3 By Distribution Channel
5.3.1 Hospital Pharmacies
5.3.2 Retail Pharmacies
5.3.3 Online Pharmacies
5.4 Geography
5.4.1 North America
5.4.1.1 United States
5.4.1.2 Canada
5.4.1.3 Mexico
5.4.2 Europe
5.4.2.1 Germany
5.4.2.2 United Kingdom
5.4.2.3 France
5.4.2.4 Italy
5.4.2.5 Spain
5.4.2.6 Rest of Europe
5.4.3 Asia-Pacific
5.4.3.1 China
5.4.3.2 Japan
5.4.3.3 India
5.4.3.4 Australia
5.4.3.5 South Korea
5.4.3.6 Rest of Asia-Pacific
5.4.4 Middle-East and Africa
5.4.4.1 GCC
5.4.4.2 South Africa
5.4.4.3 Rest of Middle-East and Africa
5.4.5 South America
5.4.5.1 Brazil
5.4.5.2 Argentina
5.4.5.3 Rest of South America


6 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
6.1 Company Profiles
6.1.1 Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.
6.1.2 Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
6.1.3 Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
6.1.4 Abbott Laboratories
6.1.5 AstraZeneca Plc
6.1.6 Cosmo Pharmaceuticals NV
6.1.7 Sanofi S.A.
6.1.8 Bayer AG


7 MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE TRENDS