Chronic Pain Market, By Drug Class (Opioids, Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), Anticonvulsants, Antidepressants, and Others), By Indication (Neuropathic pain, Arthritis pain, Chronic back pain, Cancer pain, Migraine, Fibromyalgia, and Others), By Application (Musculoskeletal, Neuropathy, Oncology, and Others), By Distribution Channel (Hospital Pharmacies, Retail Pharmacies, and Online Pharmacies), By Geography (North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa)
In July 2024, Boston Scientific Corporation announced positive five-year results for the Intracept Intraosseous Nerve Ablation System, presented at the American Society of Pain & Neuroscience (ASPN) conference in Miami Beach, Florida. The data, pooled from three clinical trials, highlight the effectiveness of the Intracept system in treating vertebrogenic low back pain, a condition caused by damage to vertebral endplates.
In April 2024, Vertex Pharmaceuticals announced significant progress in its suzetrigine pain program, an oral selective NaV1.8 pain signal inhibitor that is poised to become the first new class of medicine for acute and neuropathic pain in over two decades. Following positive Phase 3 results in January 2024, the FDA granted New Drug Application (NDA) submission for suzetrigine in moderate-to-severe acute pain.
In December 2023, Forever Cheer, a pharmaceutical company holding more than 10 global patents, selected Hong Kong as the launchpad for its innovative pain management drugs, aiming to expand its global footprint and significantly impact the healthcare industry
In August 2023, MOBE and Override, digital health innovators, partnered to introduce a shared savings program for chronic pain management. This initiative focuses on providing personalized pain treatment through data analytics and behavioral health coaching, with the goal of reducing healthcare costs.