[August 12, 2014]

Research and Markets: Updated 2014 Pain Therapeutics Report - Drugs, Markets and Companies Analysis to 2023

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7zbr3n/pain_therapeutics) has announced the addition of Jain PharmaBiotech's new report "Pain Therapeutics - Drugs, Markets and Companies" to their offering.

This report describes the latest concepts of pathomechanisms of pain as a basis for management and development of new pharmacotherapies for pain. Major segments of the pain market are arthritis, neuropathic pain and cancer pain. Because pain is a subjective sensation, it is difficult to evaluate objectively in clinical trials. Various tools for pain measurement are described, including brain imaging.

The wide variety of drugs in development includes opioid receptor ligands, bradykinin antagonists, mPGES-1 inhibitors, glutamate receptor antagonists, substance P and neurokinin receptor antagonists, norepinephrine transporter inhibitors,P2X2 neuron receptor antagonists and nitric oxide-based analesics. A number of cannabinoids are also in development for pain. Fish-derived tetrodotoxin was initially focused on indication of opiate addiction withdrawal but is found to have an analgesic action as well. Cone shells contain therapeutically useful peptides including the conotoxins, and one such peptide, ziconotide, has been approved. Various cell and gene therapies are also being developed for the management of pain.

Advances in molecular and biological techniques are markedly advancing our understanding of pain. Understanding the pathophysiology of pain is an important factor in discovery of rational therapies for pain. Advances in pharmacogenomics and pharmacogenetics are enabling the development of personalized approaches to the management of pain.

Over 500 companies have been identified to be involved in developing or marketing pain therapeutics and 175 of these are profiled in the report along with 151 collaborations. These are a mix of pharmaceutical companies and biotechnology companies.

The worldwide analgesic markets were analyzed for the year 2013 and projected to 2023. Calculations are based on the epidemiology of various painful conditions and the development of analgesic drugs and devices. Unfulfilled needs for analgesics are identified and strategies are outlined to develop markets for analgesic drugs. The report is supplemented with 71 tables, 22 figures, and 600 selected references to the literature.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Basic Aspects of Pain

2. Assessment of Pain and Analgesics

3. Pharmacotherapy of Pain

4. Management of Pain

5. Drug Delivery for Pain

6. Drug Development for Pain

7. Safety, Regulatory and Legal issues of pain management

8. Pain Markets

9. Future of Pain Therapeutics

10. Companies Involved in Pain Therapeutics

11. References

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Source (News - Alert): Jain PharmaBiotech

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