Market Trends of Smart Pills Drug Delivery Industry
Capsule Endoscopy is Expected to Hold Significant Market Share in the Type Segment
Capsule endoscopy is a procedure that uses a tiny wireless camera to take pictures of your digestive tract. A capsule endoscopy camera sits inside a vitamin-size capsule you swallow. As the capsule travels through your digestive tract, the camera takes thousands of pictures transmitted to a recorder you wear on a belt around your waist. With the advent of healthcare technology, smart pills can eliminate the need for invasive procedures. Various advances are being undertaken in smart drugs, such as batteries and onboard memory, making them significant for long-term usage. According to an article published by Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News in March 2022, capsule endoscopy has a high positive (94%-97%) and negative (83%-100%) predictive value in the evaluation of GI bleeding, and findings on capsule endoscopy can lead to endoscopic or surgical intervention or a change in medical management in 37% to 87% of patients. Hence, with the continuous advancements that are being made in the area of endoscopy, and with the rising in gastrointestinal disorders (GI) and the need for proper diagnosis, it is believed that the market studied will have rapid growth over the forecast period.
The segment is expected to witness healthy growth due to the global companies inclining toward the smart capsule. For instance, Medtronic provides PillCam SB1 and PillCam SB2, Olympus provides Endocapsule and Endocapsule 10, NaviCam Stomach is developed by Ankon, whereas, CapsoVision provides CapsoCam in the global markets. Advanced technologies and product approvals in the market are also expected to drive segment growth. For instance, In November 2021, Medtronic plc announced the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its PillCam Small Bowel 3 system for remote endoscopy procedures. Additionally, in July 2022, Scottish health researchers launched a new EUR 6 million project to make Artificial Intelligence-assisted (AI) capsule endoscopy a part of future bowel cancer diagnostics. Clinical Capsule Endoscopy (CCE) utilizes a 'smart pill' containing cameras that, once swallowed by a patient, records images of the intestines as it passes through.
Therefore, the factors mentioned above are expected to drive segmental growth in the market during the forecast period.
North America Dominates the Market and Expected to do Same in the Forecast Period
North America has dominated the global market studied, owing to the factors, such as the wide acceptance of technologically advanced solutions to make patient care hassle-free, a large pool of customers, and a rapidly growing geriatric population.
A growing number of medication errors due to human intervention in specialty drug delivery may result in steep upward growth, which requires the need to focus on providing value-based care to patients in the United States. As per an article published by the National Library of Medicine, in July 2022, 7,000 to 9,000 persons each year in the United States alone die as a result of drug mistakes. Additionally, millions of additional people have adverse reactions or other pharmaceutical issues but frequently fail to disclose them. According to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in 2020, it was found that every year more than 100,000 cases of suspected medication errors are reported in the United States. Thus, the statistics indicate that there has been a rising need for smart pill products in the country to avoid medication errors.
As per the 2022 Alzheimer's Disease facts and figures report, more than 6 million Americans of all ages have Alzheimer's and an estimated 6.5 million Americans aged 65 and older are living with Alzheimer's in 2022. The same source reports that out of the total US population, about 1 in 9 people (10.7%) age 65 and older has Alzheimer's dementia and the percentage of people with Alzheimer's dementia increases with age, 5.0% of people aged 65 to 74. Thus, the statistics indicate that the demand for smart pills is expected to rise in the United States.
