Rx Medical Food – Situation Among the Top Manufacturers like Abbott Laboratories, Danone, Mead Johnson, Fresenius Kabi AG, Nestle, Primus Pharmaceuticals

The Global Rx Medical Food Market, by product type (pills, powders, liquids, and others (wafers, chewables and bars)), by therapeutic application (pain management, sleep disorder, neurological disorder, GI disorder, pulmonary disorders, metabolic disorders, and others (fibrosis, dialysis, aids, etc.)), by distribution channel (retail pharmacies and online pharmacies), and by region (North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa) was valued at US$ 14,504.6 million in 2016 and is projected to exhibit a CAGR of 7.0% over the forecast period (2017–2025), as highlighted in a new report published by Coherent Market Insights. Growing regulatory support, increasing awareness about medical food in emerging economies and advantages over drug therapies are expected to be the major factors driving growth of the global Rx medical food market over the forecast period.

Manufacturers are developing medical food products with improved therapeutic effects and different dosage forms for ease of administration and patient convenience. Abbott laboratories introduced science-based nutrition drinks, Ensure Surgery Immunonutrition Shake, and Ensure Pre Surgery Clear Nutrition in 2016, to help patients recover from surgeries. Cera Products, Inc. launched Ceralyte oral rehydration salt to treat dehydration and diarrhea in 2017. Cambrooke announced the launch of Tylacti COMPLETE Bars, a nutritionally complete medical food available in a convenient format, for the dietary management of Tyrosinemia (TYR) in 2017. The company launched medical food line Phenactin AA Plus, Vilactin AA Plus, Isovactin AA Plus, Homactin AA Plus, and Promactin AA Plus for inborn errors of metabolism in 2015. Nutricia Metabolics launched Anamix Next for Tyrosinemia, Methylmalonic Acidemia, and Isovaleric Acidemia in 2015. Moreover, the company launched PhenylAde GMP, a new formula for Phenylketonuria (PKU) in the same year.

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Medical food is a category of products for dietary management or supportive therapy for specific disease or medical conditions such as pulmonary and metabolic disorders. Ingredients used in medical foods must have generally recognized as safe (GRAS) status, which is assigned to naturally found food materials. Medical food is different from nutritional food, dietary supplements, and prescription drugs. Medical food is protein-based, nutrient-based (Omega 3 fatty acids, chelated zinc, and isoflavones), and may contain minerals and vitamins such as folic acid and thiamine. These products are prescribed by physicians or taken under their supervision. The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has classified medical foods into four major categories namely, nutritional complete products, nutritionally incomplete products, formulas for metabolic disorders, and oral rehydration solutions. The U.S. FDA separately regulates medical food category under Orphan Drug Act (1988) to ensure safety of populace and curb presence of products falsely claiming to cure medical conditions. Medical food does not require premarket approval, specification as an Investigational New Drug (IND), and individual registration with the FDA. However, they are required to support all their health claims with proper laboratory and clinical studies.

Increasing regulatory support and awareness about medical food among healthcare professionals is expected to fuel market growth

The U.S. FDA amended regulations related to formulation and marketing of medical food in 2013, the category, which was previously ill-defined. The new additions clarified some issues associated with marketing and branding of medical food products. Furthermore, the U.S. FDA also states that medical food does not require prescription, rather requires to be consumed under the supervision of a medical practitioner. Furthermore, the medical food market is expected to gain traction, owing to major investments by players such as Nestlé and Danone in research and development of medical foods along with widening scope of applications such as chronic pain, and personalized medicine. Medical food currently available in the market include Axona (Accera), Limbrel, Deplin, Lofenalac, Ensure, Vasculera, and Vascazen.

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