The strep throat treatment market has seen considerable growth due to a variety of factors.
• The strep throat treatment market has seen solid growth in recent years. It is expected to grow from $2.08 billion in 2024 to $2.21 billion in 2025, with a CAGR of 6.2%.
This growth is driven by the rising incidence of streptococcal infections, increased awareness and diagnosis, easy access to antibiotics, improvements in healthcare infrastructure, government health initiatives, and a growing pediatric population.
The strep throat treatment market is expected to maintain its strong growth trajectory in upcoming years.
• The strep throat treatment market is expected to grow to $2.77 billion by 2029, with a CAGR of 5.8%.
This growth is driven by antibiotic resistance, telemedicine adoption, global health initiatives, aging populations, healthcare access in developing regions, and pharmaceutical R&D investments. Key trends include telemedicine integration, rapid diagnostic test development, AI and machine learning, antibiotic innovation, biotechnology, wearable health technology, and e-pharmacies.
The growth of the strep throat treatment market is anticipated to be driven by the increasing cases of bacterial infections. Such infections are diseases instigated by damaging bacteria that multiply and produce toxins within the body. Factors like antibiotic overuse, global travel, urbanization, poor sanitary practices, and infections associated with healthcare contribute to the surge in bacterial infections. Strep throat treatment plays a critical role in addressing these infections by offering effective medication and care. It helps in relieving symptoms, shorting the duration of the disease, circumventing complications, and supporting healthcare providers in the management of patient outcomes and the containment of infection spread. For instance, the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, a UK governmental body, released a report in June 2023 stating that they had received 4,622 notifications of scarlet fever Group A Streptococcus bacteria from week 37 to week 46 during the 2022-2023 season in England. In week 46 alone, there were 851 notifications, which is significantly more than the average of 1,294 notifications (ranging from 258 to 2,008) received in the same timeframe (weeks 37 to 46) over the last five years. As a result, the upsurge in bacterial infections is bolstering the growth of the strep throat treatment market.
The strep throat treatment market covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Treatment Type: Antibiotics, Pain Relievers, Other Treatment Type
2) By Diagnosis: Antibody Test, Physical Examination, Throat Culture, Other Diagnosis
3) By Route Of Administration: Oral, Topical, Injectable
4) By Disease Type: Acute Strep Throat, Pharyngitis, Tonsillitis, Laryngitis, Other Disease Type
5) By End-Users: Hospitals, Specialty Clinics, Diagnostic Laboratories, Other End-Users
Subsegments:
1) By Antibiotics: Penicillin-Based Antibiotics, Amoxicillin-Based Antibiotics, Cephalosporins, Macrolides
2) By Pain Relievers: Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (Nsaids), Acetaminophen, Topical Throat Sprays Or Lozenges
3) By Other Treatment Types: Corticosteroids, Herbal Remedies, Saltwater Gargles And Other Home Remedies
Leading corporations in the strep throat treatment market are innovating by developing advanced treatment methods like rapid throat infection diagnostics. This technology allows for quick, precise, and comprehensive diagnostic testing for respiratory and sore throat infections. Applicable at the point of care, it substantially improves patient treatment and minimizes the misuse of antibiotics. Rapid throat infection diagnostics includes tests like the rapid strep test that promptly identify the existence of group A streptococcus bacteria in the throat, leading to timely diagnosis and treatment of strep throat. For example, in June 2024, bioMérieux, a French firm specializing in in vitro diagnostics, released the BIOFIRE SPOTFIRE Respiratory/Sore Throat (R/ST) Panel Mini. This rapid diagnostic test, capable of detecting five normal viral and bacterial sources of respiratory and sore throat infections, is designed to deliver fast, implementable results at the point of care.
Major companies operating in the strep throat treatment market are:
• Pfizer Inc.
• Johnson And Johnson
• Merck And Co. Inc.
• AbbVie Inc.
• Bayer AG
• Sanofi SA
• Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
• AstraZeneca plc
• Abbott Laboratories
• Novartis AG
• F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
• Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
• GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK)
• C.H. Boehringer Sohn AG And Co. KG
• Eli Lilly and Company
• Amgen Inc.
• Novo Nordisk A/S
• Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals Inc.
• Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
• Daiichi Sankyo Company Limited
• Astellas Pharma Inc.
• Biogen Inc.
• Vertex Pharmaceuticals
• Eisai Co. Ltd.
• Mylan N.V
North America was the largest region in the strep throat treatment market in 2023. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the strep throat treatment market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.