Topical analgesics over 18 billion market, plasters "rule the king", this exclusive Ted product shines

Relying on the advantages of reliable efficacy, convenient use, and low adverse reactions, the domestic market for topical analgesics has shown a steady growth trend

The market for topical analgesics exceeds 18 billion, and plasters are "the king"

Pain is a disease with complex mechanisms and needs to be treated.

At present, the main routes of domestic analgesics include oral, injection and topical application

With various advantages, topical analgesics have become a standing choice for family analgesics, promoting the expansion of the relevant drug market

From the perspective of subdivided dosage forms, the main dosage forms of topical analgesics include plasters, topical liquids, solutions, aerosols (including sprays, powder mists), ointments, gels, etc.

The competitive landscape of topical analgesics in 2020

Source: Mi Nei Net Database

Compared with other dosage forms, the plaster has the advantages of high transdermal absorption rate, good clinical effect, good air permeability, and is not prone to allergic reactions.

TOP5 products are released, Ted’s exclusive product is bright

2020 China's public medical institutions' terminal topical analgesics TOP5 products

Source: Mi Nei.

Topical analgesics are highly concentrated in the terminal market of public medical institutions in China.

Among the TOP5 products, flurbiprofen gel plaster (Zepusi® Debaan®) ranks first, and is the only external analgesic for chemical drugs on the list, and it is also the fastest growing product among the five products.

Flurbiprofen gel plaster (Zepusi® Debion®) is based on the NSAIDs drug flurbiprofen, which has strong anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects.

TOP5 products for external analgesics in physical pharmacies in Chinese cities in 2020

Source: Mi Nei.

At the physical pharmacies in China's cities in 2020, the TOP5 products of topical analgesics are all proprietary Chinese medicines, of which 3 are exclusive products, namely Qizheng Tibetan Medicine’s Xiaotong Plaster, Yunnan Baiyao’s Yunnan Baiyao Aerosol and Yunnan Baiyao Ointment

Although Beijing Tide's flurbiprofen gel plaster (Zepusi® Derbyan®) has not ranked among the TOP5 products, it has huge market potential.

Source: Mi Nei Net Database

Note: Meinenet China's urban entity pharmacy terminal competition pattern database is an enlarged version of the urban entity pharmacy database that covers 293 cities and above cities across the country (excluding county and rural entity pharmacies), and continuously monitors all categories