International Pharmaceutical Industry (IPI) is a peer-reviewed journal that covers important scientific, technological, regulatory, and business topics for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry. This publication reaches professionals worldwide who are involved in outsourcing management for the sector.
Healthcare systems everywhere are shifting to support self-administration of injectable medications for chronic disease patients, as they face growing challenges like staff shortages, tight budgets, aging populations, and, recently, the global pandemic. The number of people age 60 and older worldwide—a group that needs more treatment for chronic conditions—is expected to nearly double, from 962 million in 2017 to 2.1 billion by 2050.