Global Oral Thrush Market Overview:
Oral thrush is also known as oral candidiasis which is an infection of the mouth caused by Candida species. This infection occurs naturally inside the mouth forming a white layer of infection on the tongue and another part of the oral mucosa. Other Candida species includes as C. tropicalis, C. glabrata, and C. albicans, which account for over 80% of cases collectively. Increasing prevalence of infection such as HIV (immunocompromised) patient who are more prone to oral thrush infection and increasing population of infants and toddlers are contributing to foster the market growth.
Growth Drivers
- Increasing Prevalence of HIV Infection Patients are More Susceptible to Oral Candidiasis or Oral Thrush Infection
- Rising Incidences of Candidiasis Infection
Roadblocks
- Lack of Awareness and Misdiagnosis of the Disease
Opportunities
- Rising Prevalence of Diabetic Population
- Increasing Investment in Healthcare Infrastructure to Prevent Disease like Oral Thrush
Challenges
- Availability of Alternative Treatments such as Digestive Health Probiotics
Competitive Landscape:
The Global Oral thrush market is fragmented with several market players who are involved in a new product launch are being under approval for FDA or approved. For instance, New antifungals such as the echinocandins (eg, caspofungin, micafungin) with pediatric dosing approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Another echinocandin, anidulafungin (Eraxis), is also approved but does not have FDA-approved dosing for children.
Some of the key players profiled in the report are Bayer AG (United States), Teva Pharmaceuticals (Israel), Stellar Pharma, Inc. (Canada), Pfizer Inc. (United States), Wockhardt Ltd. (India), Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited (India), Bristol Laboratories (United Kingdom), Glenmark Pharmaceuticals (India) and GlaxoSmithKline Plc (United Kingdom). Considering Market by Diagnosis Methods, the sub-segment i.e. Examination will boost the Oral Thrush market. Considering Market by Treatment drugs, the sub-segment i.e. Anti-infective Drugs will boost the Oral Thrush market.
August 2013, the United States, FDA announced that medical professionals should not prescribe ketoconazole tablet as a first-line therapy for any fungal infection because of the risk of severe liver injury, adverse drug reactions, and adrenal insufficiency.
What Can be Explored with the Oral Thrush Market Study
Gain Market Understanding
Identify Growth Opportunities
Analyze and Measure the Global Oral Thrush Market by Identifying Investment across various Industry Verticals
Understand the Trends that will drive Future Changes in Oral Thrush
Understand the Competitive Scenario
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- Identify the Right Verticals
Research Methodology:
The top-down and bottom-up approaches are used to estimate and validate the size of the Global Oral Thrush market.
In order to reach an exhaustive list of functional and relevant players various industry classification standards are closely followed such as NAICS, ICB, SIC to penetrate deep in important geographies by players and a thorough validation test is conducted to reach most relevant players for survey in Oral Thrush market.
In order to make priority list sorting is done based on revenue generated based on latest reporting with the help of paid databases such as Factiva, Bloomberg etc.
Finally the questionnaire is set and specifically designed to address all the necessities for primary data collection after getting prior appointment by targeting key target audience that includes Oral Thrush Treatment Manufacturers & Suppliers, Research and Development (R&D) Companies, Hospitals and Clinics, Academic Institutes and Universities, Government and Regulatory Bodies and Others.
This helps us to gather the data related to players revenue, operating cycle and expense, profit along with product or service growth etc.
Almost 70-80% of data is collected through primary medium and further validation is done through various secondary sources that includes Regulators, World Bank, Association, Company Website, SEC filings, OTC BB, USPTO, EPO, Annual reports, press releases etc.