Clarivate Epidemiology’s coverage of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) comprises epidemiological estimates of key patient populations in the major mature pharmaceutical markets (the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Japan). We report the prevalence of PHN for each country, as well as annualized case counts projected to the national population.
Most patient populations are forecast over a period of 20 years for the major mature pharmaceutical markets and 10 years for the other countries covered in this report.
Clarivate Epidemiology’s PHN forecast will answer the following questions:
How will demographic trends, such as population aging and improving life expectancy, affect the epidemiology of PHN over the forecast period?
All forecast data are available on the Clarivate Insights Platform in tabular format, with options to download to MS Excel. All populations are accompanied by a comprehensive description of the methods and data sources used, with hyperlinks to external sources. A summary evidence table generated as part of our systematic review of the epidemiological literature is also provided for full transparency into research and methods.
Clarivate Epidemiology forecasts the number of prevalent cases of PHN.
Literature review (studies included in/excluded from the analyses of postherpetic neuralgia)
Total prevalent cases
Risk / protective factors applied to disease forecast models
Reference materials
Bibliography
Glossary
Abbreviation table
Aishwarya S. Ambat
Aishwarya S. Ambat, M.P.H., is an associate epidemiologist at Clarivate. She received her M.P.H. from the Manipal Academy of Higher Education in India and holds a bachelor’s degree in physiotherapy. Her areas of interest are rheumatic disease and cancer epidemiology.
Alexandre Vo Dupuy, Pharm.D., M.Sc.
Alexandre Vo Dupuy, M.Sc., Pharm.D., is a principal epidemiologist at Clarivate. Previously, he worked in the fields of consulting and real-world evidence and at a major pharmaceutical company. He obtained his doctor of pharmacy from Descartes University in Paris and his master’s degree in pharmacoepidemiology from the University of Bordeaux. He has worked in multiple therapy areas, with a focus on cancer epidemiology. He also codeveloped a scenario-based forecast for COVID-19.
