New Report Examines Existing and Developing Anti-infective Agents Targeted at Infectious Diseases

PR Log (Press Release) – Nov 04, 2009 – Report Buyer, the online destination for business intelligence for major industry sectors, has added a market report

According to the report “Infectious Diseases Drugs Markets” available at http://www.reportbuyer.com/go/TRI00109 six infectious diseases, pneumonia, tuberculosis, diarrhoeal diseases, malaria, measles and HIV/AIDS, account for half of all premature deaths worldwide, killing mostly children and young adults. What's more, threatening pandemics such as swine flu are adding significant pressure to already strained healthcare budgets of governments around the world.

The 244 page report provides a detailed description of the current infectious diseases drugs market and highlights the existing and developing anti-infective agents used to ameliorate diseases' afflictions on humankind. Anti-infective agents include: anti-viral therapeutics, antibiotics, anti-fungal agents and prophylactic treatments such as vaccines. Particular attention is paid to the clinical market segment and the pharmaceutical/biotechnology companies involved in anti-infective agents, with specific emphasis on each company's sales focus, product portfolio and R&D pipeline.

To date, the most successful anti-infective agents target the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV, the virus that causes AIDS), the herpes virus (HSV-1 and HSV-2), bacterial infections and hepatitis C (HCV). A number of exciting novel anti-viral and antibiotic compounds are currently revolutionising the infectious diseases drugs market, including Truvada and Valtrex, which are anti-HIV and anti-herpes therapies, respectively. Significant resources are also being dedicated toward hepatitis A (HAV), hepatitis B (HBV) and Staph infections, including MRSA.

This study examines the existing and developing anti-infective agents targeted at infectious diseases that continue to devastate developing countries, including: cholera, dengue fever, meningitis, rotavirus, typhoid, yellow fever and onchocerciasis.

The report “Infectious Diseases Drugs Markets” is available from Report Buyer at:
http://www.reportbuyer.com/pharma_healthcare/diseases/in ...

Report Buyer product ID: TRI00109

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