Innovative drug approvals vs Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts in China
In 2025, innovative drug approvals in China stood at 76, against 16 for alzheimer's disease drug trial starts.
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Innovative drug approvals and Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts
Unit: count · 8 observations
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| Indicator | Period | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innovative drug approvals | 2025 | Actual | 76 |
| Innovative drug approvals | 2024 | Actual | 48 |
| Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts | 2025 | Actual | 16 |
| Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts | 2024 | Actual | 14 |
| Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts | 2023 | Actual | 5 |
| Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts | 2022 | Actual | 11 |
| Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts | 2021 | Actual | 12 |
| Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts | 2020 | Actual | 6 |
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Innovative drug approvals
Total number of innovative pharmaceutical products granted regulatory marketing authorization.
2 observations charted in China · source organisations: MOFCOM
Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts
Count of interventional drug or biologic studies in Alzheimer's disease whose start date falls in the period. The region is a site country: a study counts for every country where it lists a site, so regional counts overlap and do not sum to the global count.
6 observations charted in China · source organisations: ClinicalTrials.gov
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