Behold, the Nephron Specialty Market Model 2018-2022
March 5, 2018
This week, Nephron Research published the inaugural Nephron Specialty Market Model, our bottom-up forecast for the specialty pharmaceutical market 2018-2022. The market model provides growth projections across 18 therapeutic categories with an eye toward the implications for Specialty Distribution and Specialty Pharmacy channels.
- After a period of elevated mid-teens growth 2013-16, the specialty market is projected to grow at an 8% CAGR 2017-2022E. The rate of growth is slowing, yet the absolute value of specialty product expansion 2017-2022 is on par with 2012-2017 at ~$95bn. Â Perhaps more important, whereas HCV weighed on margins 2012-2017, SDs have taken actions to stabilize margin 2018-2022, SPs will benefit from limited distribution product introductions and biosimilars could create opportunities for margin expansion over time.
- We estimate cumulative gross profit derived from specialty fulfillment and manufacturer services by the 7 largest supply chain participants totaled $8.5bnbn in 2017, or 4% of net expenditures. Among wholesalers, ABC has the greatest exposure to specialty, which accounts for 31% of gross profit, as compared to 9% at MCK and 7% at CAH. Among PBMs and pharmacies, ESRX has the greatest exposure to specialty at 20% of gross profit, as compared to 11% at OptumRx, 6% at CVS and 3% at WBA.
The full report includes Nephron’s analysis of Distributor, PBM and Pharmacy specialty gross profit pools (i.e.: where do we find the greatest opportunity among supply chain participants?) and examines total supply chain gross profit as a percentage of net sales (i.e.: how much of the delta between specialty manufacturer gross and net revenue is attributable to the supply chain?).
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