It is estimated that the world’s diabetes drug market will grow from 32.7 billion USD in 2010 to 45.1 billion USD in 2016, with a CAGR（Compound Annual Growth Rate）of 6.0%. In terms of the types of diabetes drug, the largest market shares are still held by the “insulin-type drugs”（1）, although over the last few years their market shares have been decreasing, while those of the oral diabetes drugs have been increasing by the year....
High growth potentials for DPP-IV inhibitors in global market of diabetes small-molecule drugs
Small-molecule drugs hold 74% of Taiwan’s diabetes drug market
Conclusion
Table 1 Top Ten Selling Diabetes Drugs in Taiwan in 2012