Global Scopolamine API Market, by Form (Powder and Liquid), by Purity (≥99% and ≥ 98%), by Scale of Production (Industrial scale, Pilot scale, and Laboratory scale), and by Region (North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa) is estimated to be valued at US$ 292.96 Million in 2022 and is expected to exhibit a CAGR of 5.3% during the forecast period (2022-2030), as highlighted in a new report published by Coherent Market Insights.
The increasing prevalence of surgeries is expected to propel the growth of the global scopolamine API market during the forecast period. For instance, according to an article published in Springer Nature, a German-British academic publishing company, in September 2020, an average of 4,624 surgeries are performed per year in India and the national estimate after standardization is 3,646 surgeries per year per 100,000 Indian population.
Global Scopolamine API Market– Impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns in various countries across the globe have impacted the financial status of businesses across all sectors, including the private healthcare sector. The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the entire supply chain of the healthcare industry, mainly due to strict lockdown in several regions. Private healthcare is one such sector that has been impacted significantly by the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on the scopolamine API market, owing to the disruption in the supply of raw materials required for the production of pharmaceuticals. As the link between regional warehouses was not smooth, transportation of raw materials between regions couldn’t be carried out successfully. This shortage of raw materials and components had negatively affected the supply chain of the scopolamine API market. Thus, the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to have negative impact on supply chain of scopolamine API market. Supply chain disruptions and product exportation restrictions from India resulted from manpower shortages in China’s manufacturing plants. This was caused by the quarantine policies adapted and adopted by different provincial governments in China in response to the virus. Supplies were further impacted by the disruption of logistic and transportation systems, restricting access and movement of products to and from ports.