For patients suffering from the Alzheimer’s disease, there are no treatments or alternative those completely cure it. But, there are treatments that efficiently improve the symptoms of memory loss and issues associated with reasoning and thinking. The available treatments for the said disease considerably enhance the functioning of chemicals in the patient brain that transfer information from one brain cell to another brain cell. Yet, these treatments prevent stoppage to the underlying decline and destruction of the brain cells. Also, with the death of more brain cells, the disease continues its progression. Hence, experts are carefully positive for developing the treatment that can considerably stop the delay of the progression of the disease.
Alzheimers Drugs market was estimated to be over US $ 3.5 Bn in 2018. It is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 7.2% from 2019 to 2030.
Growing prevalence rates of Alzheimers disease globally and rising geriatric population worldwide is anticipated to fuel the growth of Alzheimers drugs market. With the globally increasing ageing population, the number of patients suffering from Alzheimers disease is projected to grow during the forecast period. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) between the years 2015 and 2050, the proportion of the worlds population over 60 years will nearly double from 12% to 22%. It is estimated that dementia affects 46.8 million people worldwide with an estimated cost of USD 818 billion. Alzheimers disease is the most common cause of dementia, with 9.9 million people newly diagnosed with dementia each year. Unfortunately there is no cure for Alzheimers, which has become one of the greatest public health challenges globally. These factors are expected fuel the Alzheimers Drugs Market in the forecast period. Current treatments focus on delaying the onset of the disease and on alleviating the symptoms, however they are unable to stop the disease from progressing as they do not alter or affect the underlying causes.
Major Key Players of the Alzheimer’s Drugs Market are:
AC Immune, F. Hoffmann-La Roche, DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, Eli Lilly and Company, H. Lundbeck A/S, Eisai Co., Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Novartis AG, Janssen Global Services, LLC, AbbVie Inc. among others.