Prefilled Syringes and prefillable injection devices

The administration of therapeutic drugs via injection is an indispensable delivery method for numerous drugs critical to patient health and well-being. Now this segment is evolving in response to changing patient populations, new classes of powerful therapeutic drugs and healthcare administration initiatives. Population demographics and efforts by managed care providers to control healthcare costs are driving the growth in drug self-administration, particularly for chronic conditions, introducing a new class of naïve users to parenteral drug delivery. For Fill-and-Finish contractors, market proximity is an important competitive factor, and the past twelve months has seen major prefilled syringe CMOs expanding their operations in regional markets, particularly in North America. As the use of prefilled syringes continues to grow, the issue of prefilled syringe safety has received increased attention, with both integrated prefillable safety syringes and safety solutions designed to accommodate existing prefillable syringes advancing commercially. This report analyzes eleven important prefilled syringe therapeutic segments and examines key regulatory, economic and competitive factors that represent potential barriers to commercial success.

Publication Date: April 2010

Summary of Contents

Executive Summary

Prefilled Syringe Market Dynamics

The Economics of Prefilled Syringes

What’s Driving the Growth in Prefilled Syringes?

Biological Drugs Proliferating

The Trend toward Self-Administration

Prevalence, Incidence and Shifting Demographics

Device Design Innovation

Pharmaceutical Brand Management

Therapeutic Demand Drivers

Competitive Landscape

Risk Factors

Prefilled Syringes & Injectors – Commercial Devices

Glass Prefilled Syringes

Plastic Prefilled Syringes

Ready-to-Fill Safety Syringes

Prefilled Syringe Autoinjectors

Prefilled Pen Injectors

Prefilled Needle-free injectors

Prefilled Syringe Design Factors

Stability and Material Selection Issues

Disposable Drug Cartridges

Single vs Multi-Dose Devices

Lyophilized Drugs/Reconstitution

Syringe Safety/Sharps Protection

Needle Configuration Strategies

Human Engineering/Ergonomics

Injectable Drug Market Sector Analysis

Self-Administration

Healthcare Provider/Care-giver

Acute Care Facilities

Chronic/Long-term Facilities

Public Health

Prefilled Syringes - Segment Analysis

Therapeutic Segments

Anticoagulants

Autoimmune Diseases

Emergency Medicine

Hepatitis

Hematopoietics

Human Growth Hormone

Metabolic Diseases

Oncology

Reproductive Health

Vaccines

Non-API Prefilled Syringes

Imaging Contrast Agents

Diluent/Solvent Syringes

Market Factors

Syringe Disposal

Regulatory Issues

Patient Compliance

Healthcare Economics

Prefilled Syringes – Market Participant Profiles

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