The Present and the Future of Drug Markets in the World / 中国药房

ABSTRACT

At present the annual sales of drugs in the world are over 100 billion dollars. America, Japan and West-Europe are the three large pharmaceutical markets. In the past ten years, cephalosporins are the most important antibiotics. Fluoroquinolone products have been developed rapidly in recent years. The sales of cardiovascular drugs occupy the first position in drug markets. ACE inhibitors and calcium antagonists are considered as a big breakthrough. The sale amount of H_2-antagonist, ranitidine is reported in the lead. In the future, OTC products and biotechnological preparations will increase share in the world drug markets.