Orphan Drug Market - Forecasts from 2018 to 2023

The orphan drug market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 10.94% to reach US$285.799 billion in 2023 from US$153.275 billion in 2017. During the forecast period, prescription sales in the orphan drug sector are projected to grow at twice the rate of the overall prescription market. However, various government authorities encourage to develop and market orphan drugs. The cost incurred during the research and development of orphan drugs is higher when compared with non-orphan drugs. The orphan drug market is classified into various segments by disease types, indication, and geographical regions. In the orphan drugs disease type segment, oncologic diseases occupied a significant share of the market and the segment is predicted to maintain the attained growth trend during the forecast period. This is due to the growing prevalence of different forms of rare cancers, such as leukemia, myeloma, angiosarcoma, and others prevalent in the patient population.

By Disease Type

The global orphan drug market is segmented into various types of diseases orphan drug manufacturing companies’ target, namely oncologic diseases, metabolic diseases, hematologic and immunologic diseases, infectious diseases, neurologic diseases, and other RARE Diseases. The Oncologic segment of the orphan drug market was the most dominant sector due to a large number of rare cancer form cases found in patients. Oncology segment is expected to maintain the trend and will be the key segment during the period of the next five years.

By Product Type

The global orphan drug market is segmented into two segments on basis of the origin of their components, biological or non-biological. The global orphan drug market is offering products that are driven by biological or non-biological sources. Biological products are costlier as extraction and purification take large investments and also sometimes source may be rare which adds on to the cost.

By Geography

The global orphan drug market is expanding globally to cure rare diseases and thus expected to grow in all regions. North America is estimated to have a significant market share due to the high number of research and development going on in the region coupled with high medical cost and skilled labor force available in the region.

Competitive Insights

The orphan drug market is competitive owing to the presence of well-diversified global players. Various pioneer companies in the orphan drug market are Bayer, Amryt Pharma Plc., Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Novartis AG, Celgene Corporation, F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, and Pfizer Inc. among others.

Segmentation:

The orphan drug market has been analyzed through the following segments:

By Disease Type
Oncologic Disease
Metabolic Disease
Hematologic and Immunologic Disease
Infectious Disease
Neurologic Disease
Others

By Product Type
Biological Products
Non-biological Products

By Geography
North America

• USA


• Canada

South America

• Brazil

Europe

• Germany


• France


• United Kingdom

Middle East and Africa

• Saudi Arabia


• Israel

Asia Pacific

• China


• Japan


• South Korea


• India