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A comprehensive and detailed study of pen
injector technology, products and participants, this report identifies,
evaluates and forecasts the impact of pen injectors on the worldwide
market for parenteral drug delivery. User-friendly designs and the
availability of an increasing number of drugs in pre-filled disposable
cartridges and syringes are propelling the growth of pen injectors at
the expense of other drug delivery methods such as traditional syringes.
Advances in synthetic materials and concurrent development partnerships
between pen designers and drug developers are important factors in the
growth of this segment. Already a leading drug delivery method in Europe
– more than half of all diabetics in Europe administer insulin via pen
injectors – pen growth will expand as new therapies become available for pen
and autoinjector devices.
Disposable autoinjectors - single-dose delivery
devices used for the infrequent injection of larger doses of drugs of
different viscosities - are being introduced that will fill an important
market niche. By automating the injection process for prefilled syringes
delivering therapeutic drugs that cannot justify the economics of pen
injector development, disposable autoinjectors will play an important
role in the growth of injectable drug self-administration.
Publication: October 2007 |
