Introduction
The current ADHD market has long been saturated with traditional methylphenidate and amphetamine based drugs, with the only innovations being the development of extended release versions. However, the recent launch of Strattera (atomoxetine) has already shattered the traditional approach to drug therapy, opening the door for the uptake of new novel drug therapies.
Scope of this report
- Overview of the epidemiology, diagnosis and management of ADHD across the seven major pharmaceutical markets
- Examination of the ADHD pipeline with in-depth clinical and commercial profiles of late-stage candidates, incorporating Datamonitor opinion
- Seven market sales forecasts, commercial potential and research/clinical/commercial assessment of late-stage products to 2015
- Insight and commentary from qualitative interviews with ADHD opinion leaders in the US and Europe
Research and analysis highlights
The current global ADHD market is worth $2.7m and is expected to reach $3.4m by 2015, driven primarily by the launch of pipeline drugs and the continued growth of Strattera.
Innovation is key - manufacturers can no longer expect significant returns on standard extended release formulations. The current pipeline offers drugs with novel delivery mechanisms; improved durations of action and anti-abuse profiles, which will help differentiate these pipeline drugs from the current established ADHD therapies.
Although ADHD drugs have demonstrated significant efficacy in improving the three main symptoms of ADHD - inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity - none have shown efficacy in treating the cognitive deficits of ADHD.
Key reasons to read this report
- Understand unmet needs in the ADHD market based on opinion leader comments regarding both currently marketed and pipeline products
- Benchmark key late-stage ADHD compounds against current market leaders
- Assess the global sales forecasts of late-stage pipeline drugs for ADHD and examine their clinical and commercial potential
ABOUT DATAMONITOR HEALTHCARE
- About the CNS pharmaceutical analysis team
CHAPTER 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Scope of the analysis
- Datamonitor insight into the ADHD market
- ADHD market - key metrics
- Datamonitor pipeline assessment summary
CHAPTER 2 PATIENT POTENTIAL
- Disease definition and classification
- Etiology of ADHD
- Structural abnormalities
- Genetic predisposition
- Neurotransmitter dysfunction
- Diagnostic criteria of ADHD
- Epidemiology of ADHD
- Key patient segments
- Gender
- Comorbidities
- Clinical unmet needs of ADHD
- Diagnostic complications
- Hyperkinesis versus attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Gender
- Age
- Duration of symptoms
- Diagnostic tools
- ADHD Rating Scale
- Conners Rating Scale-Revised (CRS-R)
- Copeland symptom checklist
- Barkleys Current Symptoms Scale-Self Report Form (home and school)
- Brown ADD Scale (diagnostic form)
- Parent-completed Child Behavior Checklist
- Teacher Report Form (TRF) of Child Behavior Checklist
- ADD-H: Comprehensive Teacher Rating Scale (ACTeRS)
- The IOWA Conners Rating scale
- Diagnostic unmet needs
CHAPTER 3 R&D APPROACH
- Classification of marketed and pipeline products
- Marketed products
- Stimulants - methylphenidate and amphetamines
- Non-stimulants - Strattera
- Pipeline compounds
- Clinical trials and drug development
- Regulatory barriers to the development of pediatric medications
- Non-regulatory barriers to the development of pediatric medications
- Novel approaches to enhance traditional pediatric clinical trials
- Drug models in clinical trial development
CHAPTER 4 ADHD PIPELINE ANALYSIS
- Pipeline overview
- Drugs launched in 2005
- Registered and Phase III overview
- Phase II overview
- Phase I overview
- Preclinical overview
- Key companies involved in the ADHD pipeline
- Shire
- Despite an initial decline in ADHD revenues, Shires pipeline ADHD drugs will save the day
- Novartis
- Focalin XR will rejuvenate Novartiss ADHD franchise, nearly doubling current revenues
- Strategies for success
- Innovation is key - manufacturers can no longer expect significant returns on standard extended-release formulations
- Comparative positioning of pipeline drugs
- Methodology of SWOT analysis
CHAPTER 5 LATE-STAGE METHYLPHENIDATE DRUG ANALYSIS & FORECASTS
- Methylphenidate drugs
- Recently launched drugs
- Pipeline summary
- Concerta - the gold-standard methylphenidate drug therapy
- SWOT analysis of Concerta
- Equasym XL
- Equasym XL is more effective than Concerta during the morning hours
- Equasym XL effective and safe in treating ADHD symptoms throughout the school day
- SWOT analysis of Equasym XL
- The proven safety and pharmacologic profile of Equasym XL will aid uptake in Europe
- UCBs delayed launch strategy in Europe will impact long-term revenues
- Equasym XL will reach peak share after the first two years of launch
- Focalin XR
- Focalin XR is generally perceived to act in less than one hour and remain effective for over eight hours
- Focalin XR is effective in treating children and adolescents with ADHD with few adverse effects
- SWOT analysis of Focalin XR
- Despite the strong therapeutic profile of Focalin XR, it will face competition from numerous branded and generic extended-release stimulants in the near future
- Approval for adult ADHD will significantly boost revenues
- Despite the strength of Focalin XRs therapeutic profile and marketing potential, it will be hindered by generic stimulants and novel ADHD drugs
- MTS
- MTS
- MTS failed to demonstrate clinical significance on the primary endpoint in its first Phase III clinical trial
- MTS is significantly superior to placebo, with significantly improved scores in teacher, parent and clinician ratings of patient behavior and attention
- MTS demonstrates significant efficacy compared to placebo in Phase II classroom study
- MTS demonstrates significant efficacy compared to placebo in Phase II classroom study
- SWOT analysis of MTS
- Kids will love MTS
- Patch technology improves safety, compliance and duration of action
- MTS will become the market-leading stimulant by 2010
CHAPTER 6 LATE-STAGE AMPHETAMINE DRUG ANALYSIS & FORECASTS
- Amphetamine drugs
- Pipeline summary
- Adderall XR - the gold-standard amphetamine drug therapy
- SWOT analysis of Adderall XR
- NRP-104
- NRP-104 achieves similar blood amphetamine levels to current extended-release amphetamine products
- NRP-104 demonstrates comparable efficacy to Adderall XR
- SWOT analysis of NRP-104
- NRP-104 - the first non-scheduled stimulant
- Equivalent efficacy to Adderall XR in treating children and adults
- NRP-104 will become the market-leading amphetamine by 2010
- SPD-465
- SWOT analysis of SPD-465
- SPD-465 may sustain effect for too long in pediatric patients, limiting uptake
- With Shires already strong ADHD pipeline, what will be the fate of SPD-465?
- SPD-465 will be overshadowed by NRP-104
CHAPTER 7 LATE-STAGE OTHER ADHD DRUG ANALYSIS & FORECASTS
- Other ADHD drugs
- Pipeline summary
- Strattera - the gold-standard non-stimulant drug therapy
- SWOT analysis of Strattera
- Attenace (modafinil)
- Attenace consistently exhibits a robust efficacy on both the inattentive and hyperactive symptoms of ADHD
- Attenace significantly improves ADHD symptoms and is well tolerated in children with ADHD
- Attenace improves ADHD symptoms in children
- Attenace improves cognition and response inhibition in adult ADHD
- SWOT analysis of Attenace
- Attenace (modafinil) will be well received as it is an established schedule IV drug with a proven safety record, approved across the seven major markets
- Attenace to target comorbid cognitive deficits in ADHD
- Attenace will climb to fourth position in the ADHD market by 2012
- SPD-503
- Guanfacine in the treatment of adult ADHD
- Guanfacine treatment of hyperactivity and inattention in pervasive developmental disorders
- Increased prescribing of guanfacine, in the absence of severe side effects
- Guanfacine is a safe and effective treatment for children with tic disorders and ADHD
- Ongoing Phase III pivitol studies
- SWOT analysis of SPD-503
- SPD-503 will have little time to maximize revenues before genericization
- CX-516 & CX-717 (AMPAKINE)
- SWOT analysis of AMPAKINES
- AMPAKINES - a additive cognitive enhancer to traditional ADHD therapy
- SGS-742
- SWOT analysis of SGS-742
- The first drug to solely target adult ADHD
- Late-stage development compounds recently discontinued
- TC-5231 (mecamylamine oral gel capsules)
- SPD473
- NS-2359
- ABT-089
CHAPTER 8 INNOVATIVE EARLY-STAGE PROJECTS
- Innovative early-stage projects
- SON-216 (bifemelane)
- DOV-102677
- Dextroamphetamine (transdermal patch)
- Lobeline
- DAR-0300
- PGI-256 and PGI-415
- SPD-483
APPENDIX A
- ADHD market data
- KOL interviews
- Contributing experts
- Bibliography
APPENDIX B
- Report methodology
- About Datamonitor
List of Tables
- Table 1: Forecast revenues of pipeline ADHD drugs to 2015 across the seven major markets
- Table 2: Summary of ADHD pipeline drug SWOT analysis and peak US market share
- Table 3: Symptoms for ADHD/HKD in the DSM-IV and ICD-10
- Table 4: Definition of ADHD in the DSM-IV
- Table 5: Prevalence of ADHD
- Table 6: Prevalence, diagnosis and drug treatment rates of patients with ADHD across the seven major markets
- Table 7: Forecast prevalence (000s) of ADHD across the seven major markets to 2010
- Table 8: ADHD drugs in launched in 2005
- Table 9: ADHD drugs in pre-registration, 2005
- Table 10: ADHD drugs in Phase III clinical development, 2005
- Table 11: ADHD drugs in Phase II clinical development, 2005
- Table 12: ADHD drugs in preclinical development, 2005
- Table 13: Revenues ($m) from Shires marketed CNS drugs across the seven major markets, (2001-04)
- Table 14: Shires marketed and pipeline ADHD drugs, 2005
- Table 15: Revenues ($m) from Novartiss marketed CNS drugs across the seven major markets, 2001-04
- Table 16: Novartiss marketed and pipeline ADHD drugs, 2005
- Table 17: Opportunity/threat factors and weightings
- Table 18: Opportunity/threat factors - scoring definitions
- Table 19: Strength/weakness factors and weightings
- Table 20: Strength/weakness factors - scoring definitions
- Table 21: Methylphenidate drugs in launched in 2005 to date
- Table 22: Methylphenidate drugs in late stage development, 2005
- Table 23: SWOT analysis of Concerta
- Table 24: SWOT analysis of Equasym XL
- Table 25: Forecast revenues of Metadate CD/Equasym XL across the seven major markets to 2015
- Table 26: SWOT analysis of Focalin XR
- Table 27: Promotional spend vs. drug revenues in the first year after launch
- Table 28: Forecast revenues of Focalin XR across the seven major markets
- Table 29: SWOT analysis of MTS
- Table 30: Forecast revenues of MTS across the seven major markets
- Table 31: Amphetamine drugs in late stage development, 2005
- Table 32: SWOT analysis of Adderall XR
- Table 33: SWOT analysis of NRP-104
- Table 34: Forecast revenues of NRP-104 across the seven major markets
- Table 35: SWOT analysis of SPD-465
- Table 36: Forecast revenues of SPD-465 across the seven major markets
- Table 37: Other ADHD drugs in late stage development, 2005
- Table 38: SWOT analysis of Strattera
- Table 39: SWOT analysis of Attenace
- Table 40: Forecast revenues of Attenace across the seven major markets
- Table 41: SWOT analysis of SPD-503
- Table 42: Forecast revenues of SPD-503 across the seven major markets
- Table 43: SWOT analysis of AMPAKINES
- Table 44: SWOT analysis of SGS-742
- Table 45: ADHD drugs recently suspended or discontinued, 2005
- Table 46: ADHD drugs in preclinical development, 2005
- Table 47: Strattera key facts
- Table 48: Key Strattera events, 2003-2005
- Table 49: Adderall and Adderall XR key facts
- Table 50: Key Adderall and Adderall XR events, 2003-2005
- Table 51: Concerta key facts
- Table 52: Key Concerta events, 2003-2005
- Table 53: Metadate franchise key facts
- Table 54: Key Metadate franchise events, 2003-2005
- Table 55: ADHD drugs in pre-clinical development, 2005
List of Figures
- Figure 1: SWOT analysis of ADHD pipeline drugs compared to the gold standards marketed comparator products
- Figure 2: Key findings from the UK ADDIS ADHD study
- Figure 3: NICE method for measuring cost-effectiveness of drug treatment for ADHD
- Figure 4: US sales of Shires Adderall ADHD franchise and its generic competitors
- Figure 5: US revenue forecast of Shires ADHD franchise to 2015
- Figure 6: SWOT analysis of Shires ADHD franchise
- Figure 7: US revenues of Novartiss ADHD franchise
- Figure 8: US revenue forecast of Novartis ADHD franchise to 2015.
- Figure 9: SWOT of Novartiss ADHD pipeline
- Figure 10: US revenues of stimulants (schedule II, and schedule II or non-classified) and non-stimulants to 2015
- Figure 11: SWOT analysis of ADHD pipeline drugs compared to the gold-standard marketed comparator products
- Figure 12: SWOT analysis of methylphenidate ADHD pipeline drugs compared to the gold standard-Concerta
- Figure 13: Pharmacologic profile of Equasym XL compared to Concerta
- Figure 14: Pharmacologic profile of Focalin XR compared to Concerta
- Figure 15: Pharmacologic profile of MTS compared to Concerta
- Figure 16: SWOT analysis of amphetamine ADHD pipeline drugs compared to the gold standard-Adderall XR
- Figure 17: Pharmacokinetic profile of NRP-104 compared to marketed extended-release amphetamines
- Figure 18: NRP-104 efficacy and duration of action - time course of SKAMP (least mean squares S.E.)
- Figure 19: Pharmacologic profile of NRP-104 compared to Adderall XR
- Figure 20: Pharmacologic profile of SPD-465 compared to Adderall XR
- Figure 21: SWOT analysis of other ADHD pipeline drugs compared to the gold standard-Strattera
- Figure 22: Pharmacologic profile of Attenace compared to Strattera
- Figure 23: Change from baseline in ADHD-RS
- Figure 24: Pharmacologic profile of SPD-503 compared to Strattera
- Figure 25: Pharmacologic profile of AMPAKINES compared to Strattera
- Figure 26: Pharmacologic profile of SGS-742 compared to Strattera