Following the European Medicines Agency’s approvals of the PDE-4 inhibitor Otezla and the IL-17 inhibitor Cosentyx for psoriatic arthritis (PsA), treatment of this disease in the EU5 has begun to…
The tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors have set a high clinical standard for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) that is challenging for emerging therapies to surpass. However, several…
Once limited to ankylosing spondylitis (AS), the axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA) therapy market is undergoing rapid change as the definition of the disease expands beyond those with detectable…
IBS-D is a highly prevalent disorder regularly encountered in general practice that is marked by excessive defecation and abdominal pain/discomfort. Currently, its etiology and pathophysiology are…
Because no current therapy for type 2 diabetes offers disease-modifying capabilities, there is high unmet need for drugs that can effectively control the disease. DRG’s Type 2 Diabetes Unmet…
In a landmark FDA ruling, Ocrevus became the first DMT approved for the treatment of PP-MS in March 2017. Although the drug’s efficacy appears more modest than in patients with relapsing forms of…
Treatment of neuropathic pain involves the use of drugs from several drug classes, including antidepressants, antiepileptic drugs, local anesthetics, dual-acting opioid analgesics, and opioid…
MARKET OUTLOOK The U.S. ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD) markets include the predominantly entrenched TNF-α inhibitors (e.g., Janssen/Merck’s Remicade, AbbVie/Eisai’s Humira…
Gram-negative infections (GNIs) account for a large portion of hospital-treated infections (HTIs), which represent a high-value segment of the antibacterial market given the severity of these…
The algorithms for treating psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are unique among rheumatic diseases because most PsA patients receive prior treatment by dermatologists for psoriasis, with many of the same…
Incyte/Novartis’s Jakafi/Jakavi (ruxolitinib) is the first and only drug approved for MF in the United States (2011) and EU5 (2012). While Jakafi/Jakavi offers a therapeutic option for patients…
Abstract: The mature rheumatoid arthritis (RA) market boasts ten different biologics representing several distinct drug classes, including blockbuster tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α)…
The relatively recent FDA approvals of tedizolid (Merck’s Sivextro), dalbavancin (Allergan’s Dalvance), and oritavancin (The Medicines Company’s Orbactiv) for the treatment of acute bacterial…
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in developed countries. Hormonal agents are the mainstay of treatment for prostate cancer and are routinely used throughout the course of disease…
AD is a chronic inflammatory skin disease marked by pruritus, eczema, and, in moderate to severe patients, frequent relapse. Standard AD treatments aim to protect the skin barrier through…