China Mesalazine Market, by Route of Administration (Oral and Rectal), by Application (Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's Disease, and Inflammatory Bowel Disease), By Distribution Channel (Hospital Pharmacies, Retail Pharmacies, and Online Pharmacies)- Size, Share, Outlook, and Opportunity Analysis, 2022 - 2030
Mesalazine is used to treat ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease and other types of inflammatory bowel disease. Mesalazine is also known as mesalamine or 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA). It belongs to a group of medicines called aminosalicylates that help to reduce redness and swelling (inflammation). It suppresses the production of chemical messengers (prostaglandins) that cause inflammation (swelling) in the intestines. This reduces ulceration, bleeding, and stomach pain, and prevents future flare-ups of the disease. Mesalazine is a bowel-specific aminosalicylate drug that is metabolized in the gut after oral administration and has predominant actions, flatulence, headache, vomiting, diarrhea, nausea, abdominal pain, rash, and dyspepsia are the common side effects of mesalazine drug. Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease are chronic relapsing conditions generally characterized by repetitive cycles of active and quiescent disease. Intestinal inflammation can result in bleeding and anemia, perforation with abscess or fistula formation, or subsequent fibrosis with intestinal obstruction. Mesalazine is only available on prescription and comes as tablets, granules, rectal foam, suppositories, and enemas.
Market Dynamics
Increasing adoption of inorganic strategies such as agreement by key market players is expected to drive China mesalazine market growth over the forecast period. For instance, in December 2020, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, a pharmaceutical company, announced that it had agreed with Hasten Biopharmaceutic Co., Ltd., a pharmaceutical company, to divest a portfolio of non-core prescription pharmaceutical products sold in China. Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited will receive US$ 322 million, subject to customary legal and regulatory closing conditions.
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