2008年美国医药市场一览

Review of the medcine market in the United States of America during the year of 2008

次贷危机引起的全球经济衰退在2008年进一步扩大。经济危机对美国医药市场的影响不可小觑,非常时期民众医疗开支显著减少。在同时并存的非专利药物需求增长显著及获批上市新药销售收入低迷等不利因素的多重影响下,美国2008年处方药销售金额增长再创新低,仅为1.36%。

According to the most recent data from the IMS Health, the growth rate of U.S. prescription sales in 2008 was 1.36 percent. Factors leading to the slower growth of the U.S medcine market in 2008 included higher demand for less-expensive generic drugs, lower new product sales, and reduced consumer demand due to the economic turndown.