Epilepsy market set to stagnate in Europe
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
As the market for epilepsy drugs emerges from the first patent cliff that eroded much of its value over 2008–09, Datamonitor Healthcare has been evaluating its prospects over the coming years. The value of the epilepsy market will undergo steady growth in the US and Japan, but – despite a spate of recent launches – in the five major EU markets it is likely to remain flat.
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