The Generic pharmaceuticals Market size worth USD 766.5 Billion at 8.8% CAGR over the forecast period 2023-2032. The Generic Pharmaceuticals Market is characterized by a multitude of factors that collectively influence its growth and dynamics. One of the underlying factors is patients' expectations of quality medicines as well as financial availability. With international healthcare costs growing, generic products are a more cost-effective alternative to branded similar products. This is why both the healthcare provider and the consumer go for generic products. That to the fact that generics have substantial economic benefit is especially true in areas where health and the affordability issues become the most important challenges to overcome.
Period of drying up of branded drugs patents is considered as the main factor that influence the growth of generic pharmaceuticals. Upon the expiration of the patents, they provide an opportunity for the generics producers to make and market drugs with similar composition and effects with the originals. The expiry of this patent, frequently called the "patent cliff," causes more lots of competition and therefore more drugs produced by generic manufacturers thus a range of drugs becomes cheaper medicaments for consumers.
As global diligence of the chronic disorder increases, wide use of common medications in the process of managing chronic illness also becomes a challenge. With the steady rising rate of incidence for chronic diseases including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and respiratory ailments, there is also a subsequent increase in demand for cheap medicines. Generic counterparts of medicines, which are utilized frequently in case of chronic diseases, allow patients to obtain accessible treatment while maintaining superior adherence and good health conditions within the society.
As for the market factors, they have the healthcare systems and payers' preferences as a part of their agenda. With the growing demand for healthcare worldwide, public, and private healthcare systems are increasingly favoring the use of off-patent drugs, which has the net effect of reducing costs and achieving cost-effectiveness. The provision of generic drugs for the formularies and single prescription plans results in healthcare specialists prescribing and dispensing generic equivalents, which, in turn, lead to market growth.
To this, addition a growing popularity of the term “generic biosimilars” shows itself as one of the key determinant of generic market. To this end, besides the advanced biologics, newer biosimilars, to replace older biologics, are frequently approved. Brand-name biologics are generally the most expensive types of medicines, and so, their biosimilars are increasingly being adopted and utilized as substitutes. This is because generics are cheaper, and so, they benefit the development of the entire generic pharmaceutical market.
Covered Aspects:Report Attribute/Metric | Details |
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Market Size Value In 2022 | USD 358.8 Billion |
Market Size Value In 2023 | USD 390.37 Billion |
Growth Rate | 8.80% (2023-2032) |
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