NewswireToday - /newswire/ - Amherst, NH, United States, 2013/03/11 - No longer strictly a niche technology, Transdermal drug patches expanding into new indications - GreystoneAssociates.org.

The market for transdermal drug patches has been quietly changing - migrating into new markets and indications as major players discover the market potential of this alternative delivery technology. In the process, drug developers are beginning to view transdermal patches in a new light as more than a niche route of administration, but as a method that can unlock marketing opportunities and extend the life of aging therapeutic drugs.

For most of the past three decades, transdermal drug patches have been limited to specialty applications that included hypertension, hormone replacement, smoking cessation and motion sickness. In the past five years, indications in medical disciplines with significant growth potential have appeared, expanding awareness of transdermal patches among clinicians and patients. Branded products have been followed by an expanding list of generics, creating healthy unit growth as patients and managed care managers seek to minimize treatment costs.

A comprehensive analysis of transdermal drug patches is the subject of a new and comprehensive report. The report Transdermal Drug Patches to 2018: Products, Indications, Markets and Forecasts - includes analysis of more than forty approved transdermal patch products, assessments of pipeline drug candidates, evaluations of therapeutic markets, an examination of market factors, forecasts to 2018, and profiles of market participants.

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