Pharma market growth rate APAC 2019-2028

* Forecast

Data provided by Statista Market Insights are estimates.

The Pharmaceuticals market covers remedies used to cure, treat, prevent, and diagnose diseases. These small molecule drugs or biologic medical products may be called drugs, medications, or medicines. Prescription drugs and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs are both included. Depending on the regulations in each country, these products are provided by pharmacies, hospitals, physicians, and/or drug stores, and/or they can be bought elsewhere. They may be administered in the form of pills, capsules, gels, ointments, injections, infusions, lozenges, or aerosols/sprays.

The Pharmaceuticals market is organized in markets that cover drugs used in specific medical fields, i.e., medicines for a specific disesase or a certain type of medicine. They include original brands, biosimilars, generics, and orphan drugs. The Other Pharmaceuticals market provides information on additional specialties that are not covered by the main markets.

Market values represent the revenues generated by manufacture prices paid to primary vendors, either directly or through distribution channels (excluding VAT).  Reported market revenues include spending by consumers (B2C), companies (B2B), and governments (B2G). 

Company examples: Novartis, Roche, Pfizer, Merck & Co, Johnson & Johnson, AbbVie, Sanofi