Global Bulimia Nervosa Treatment Market, by Treatment Type (Drug Treatment (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor, Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor, Benzodiazepines, Tricyclic Antidepressants, and Others) and Non-drug Treatment (Nutritional Therapy, Behavioral Therapy, and Others)), by Route of Administration (Oral, Intravenous, and Others), by Distribution Channel (Hospital Pharmacies, Retail Pharmacies, and Online Pharmacies), and by Region (North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa), is estimated to be valued at US$ 455.7 million in 2020 and is estimated to exhibit a CAGR of 5.2% during the forecast period (2020-2027).
The increasing prevalence of mental disorders among the population, may lead to increasing prevalence of eating disorders, which is expected to support growth of market over the forecast period. For instance, according to the World Health Organization: 30th January 2020, globally, depression is one of the most common mental disorder and around 264 million people are affected from depression. Moreover, according to the same source, around 76% and 85% of people in low and middle income countries do not receive any treatment for depression. This may lead to increasing prevalence of eating disorders among the population.
Market players are engaged in receiving approvals from the regulatory authorities which is an important step for launching the product in the market. For instance, in 2017, Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA) approval for its generic anti-depressant Fluoxetine tablets, which will allow the manufacture and marketing of the Fluoxetine tablets of strengths 10 mg and 20 mg. The product is the generic version of Eli Lily and Company’s Prozac tablets.
Global Bulimia Nervosa Treatment Market - Impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
The COVID – 19 pandemic is expected to hamper growth of the global bulimia nervosa treatment market during the forecast period. The coronavirus cases are increasing at a very high rate across the globe. According to World Health Organization, on November 26, 2020, globally, 60,074,174 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 1,416,292 deaths due to COVID-19 were reported.
According to the National Health Service (NHS), 14th June 2020, in the U.K., due to COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown, it was estimated that around 1.3 million people are suffering from eating disorders and out of these, 87% patients reported about worsening of the symptoms and around 73% of the patients approached the emergency department for the treatment of the eating disorders.