(openPR) (Amherst, NH) – As prefilled injection devices continue to replace vials in terms of injections as well as total sector revenue, pharmaceutical and biotech program managers are increasingly integrating syringe and self-injection device technology into their development plans. The result has been a migration toward multi-functional development teams and an increasing reliance on accelerated product feasibility testing. As the factors driving this trend continue to evolve over the next four years, the number of tailored injectable drug products that reach the market will escalate.
The total global market for specialty injectables will exceed one hundred million in 2015, with the majority of growth coming from drug-device combination products. Within the specialty injectables segment, prefilled syringes continue to dominate for anticoagulants such as Lovenox, and for cytokine drug therapies for Hepatitis C, while pen injectors dominate for insulin and hormone replacement, including reproductive hormones and human growth hormone (hGH). A new class of devices – the prefillable safety syringe – is positioned to make serious inroads into both the clinical and self-administration healthcare segments.
Detailed analysis of Specialty Injectable Drugs, therapeutic sectors, and participants is included in a new and comprehensive report. The report documents and analyzes the results of a recent survey of injectable drugs conducted by Greystone Research Associates.
More information is available at
http://www.greystoneassociates.org/Injectable_Delivery.htm
Source: Greystone Research Associates




