LEVODOPA MARKET ANALYSIS

Regional Analysis

Levodopa Market – Regional Analysis

On the basis of region, the global levodopa market is segmented into North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa.

North America is expected to dominate the global levodopa market, owing to approval of new products by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). For instance, in 2015, FDA approved an extended-release oral formulation of Levodopa/Carbidopa called Duopa, manufactured by AbbVie Inc., in the U.S. market. Duopa is a gel formulation of Carbidopa/Levodopa enteral suspension and is administered using a small, portable infusion pump that delivers Carbidopa and Levodopa directly into the small intestine, which continuously release over 16 hours in the body.

Europe region is expected to witness significant growth in levodopa market due to involvement of key players for marketing novel formulations in European region. For instance, Acorda Therapeutics, Inc., in March 2018, submitted a Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for INBRIJA, an investigational inhaled levodopa treatment for symptoms of OFF periods (OFF symptoms implies recurrence of symptoms such as rigidity, and tremors after long period of levodopa use) in people with PD taking a Carbidopa/Levodopa regimen.

Furthermore, in November 2015, Impax Laboratories, Inc. received European Commission (EC) marketing authorization for NUMIENT (Levodopa and Carbidopa), a modified-release oral capsule formulation for the symptomatic treatment of adult patients with Parkinson's disease in Europe region.