The Prefilled Syringes Market, estimated at USD 7.18 Bn in 2025, is expected to exhibit a CAGR of 5.6% and reach USD 10.51 Bn by 2032.
The market growth is driven by increasing demand for innovative and effective drugs across diverse therapeutic areas. Advances in drug discovery, biopharmaceuticals, and digital technologies are improving treatment outcomes and operational efficiency. Supportive regulations, rising R&D investments, and a strong focus on patient-centric care are creating new opportunities for pharmaceutical companies.
The increasing number of acquisitions between market players is expected to drive market growth over the forecast period. For instance, in May 2025, Nipro Europe Group Companies, a part of Nipro Corporation, a global healthcare company, announced that its overseas subsidiary Nipro Pharmapackaging International N.V had acquired Piramida d.o.o, a pharmaceutical glass container (ampoules, vials) manufacturing and sales company. Nipro Europe Group Companies will be able to enter untapped areas and increase its market share across all of Europe by acquiring Piramida d.o.o.
Global Prefilled Syringes Market – Impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
The World Health Organization (WHO) designated the illness caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that first appeared in Wuhan (province of Hubei, China) in the last months of 2025 as "coronavirus disease 2025," or COVID-19. This virus spread quickly and had a serious negative impact on the economies, social behaviors, and health of every country in the world.
However, the COVID-19 had positive impact on global Prefilled Syringes Market, owing to various biopharmaceutical companies and government organizations adopting strategies to research, develop, and distribute the COVID-19 vaccines in prefilled syringes that will drive the market growth over forecast period. For instance, in May 2025, the Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced a US$ 138 million contract with ApiJect Systems America for “Project Jumpstart” and “RAPID USA.” This contract will support “Jumpstart” to create a U.S.-based, high-speed supply chain for prefilled syringes beginning in the year 2025 by using a well-established Blow-Fill-Seal (BFS) aseptic plastics manufacturing technology that is suitable for combatting COVID-19.
Global Prefilled Syringes Market: Key Developments
For instance, in August 2022, the U.S. FDA granted approval for epinephrine injection, 1 mg/10 ml (0.1 mg/ml) single dose prefilled syringe to Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company. Epinephrine injection is indicated to increase mean arterial blood pressure in adult patients with hypotension associated with septic shock.
In April 2022, Nevakar Injectables, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nevakar, Inc., announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had approved its ready-to-use Ephedrine Sulfate Injection in a prefilled syringe. Ephedrine is a widely used injectable vasopressor agent indicated for the treatment of clinically important hypotension occurring during surgery.
For instance, in February 2021, Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA, a multinational healthcare company, invested US$ 63.7 million in its Austrian facilities to expand capacity and upgrade infrastructure at its production plant in Graz, Austria and packaging center in nearby Werndorf, Austria. The facilities will focus on the freeze-drying area and the lines for filling and packing glass bottles and ready-to-administer prefilled syringes.