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Bharat Book Bureau: PharmaPoint: Hepatitis C Virus - China Drug Forecast and Market Analysis to 2022
[August 21, 2014]

Bharat Book Bureau: PharmaPoint: Hepatitis C Virus - China Drug Forecast and Market Analysis to 2022


(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Summary "PharmaPoint: Hepatitis C Virus - China Drug Forecast and Market Analysis to 2022". Hepatitis C is a liver infection caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) that results in acute or chronic presentation. The disease is often asymptomatic, but infected patients may experience fatigue, joint pain, itchy skin or jaundice. There is no effective vaccine against HCV, so the market is driven by therapeutics. Currently, drug combinations containing pegylated interferon (e.g., Roche's Pegasys and Merck's PegIntron) and ribavirin (e.g., Roche's Copegus and Merck's Rebetol) are used to treat HCV infection. Patients infected with HCV genotype 1 can also have a protease inhibitor added to their combination therapy, such as Merck's Victrelis (boceprevir) or Vertex's Incivek (telaprevir). The entrance of next-generation HCV therapies is expected to fundamentally change the HCV treatment algorithm. GlobalData expects a dramatic shift favoring the uptake of interferon-free regimens due to their more tolerable side-effect profiles and decreased duration of therapy compared with the current standard of care.



The anticipated main drivers of market growth during the forecast period include an increased awareness of the disease and the country's tendency to treat HCV once it is diagnosed.

Standard interferon drugs are the current market leader in China. GlobalData's primary research revealed that Merck's Intron A (interferon alfa-2b) is the most commonly prescribed standard interferon in China, but that Roferon-A (interferon alfa-2a) and Kadmon's Infergen (interferon alfacon-1) are also used frequently. Standard interferon requires more-frequent dosing than peginterferon alpha, but standard interferon has been able to retain its market share in China in the face of competition from peginterferon due to its lower cost.


Scope - Overview of the HCV including epidemiology, etiology, symptoms, diagnosis, pathology and treatment guidelines as well as an overview on the competitive landscape.

- Detailed information on the key drugs in China including product description, safety and efficacy profiles as well as a SWOT analysis.

- Sales forecast for the top drugs in China from 2012-2022.

- Analysis of the impact of key events as well the drivers and restraints affecting China HCV market.

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