Novel drug approvals vs Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts in United States

In 2025, novel drug approvals in United States stood at 46, against 34 for alzheimer's disease drug trial starts.

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Novel drug approvals and Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts

Unit: count · 8 observations

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Novel drug approvals and Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts: United StatesNovel drug approvals and Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts. 2 indicators on one axis: Novel drug approvals, Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts. 8 observations from 2020 to 2025, ranging from 30 to 56. Latest values: Novel drug approvals 46 (2025); Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts 34 (2025). 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 46 34 Novel drug approvals Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts
Novel drug approvals and Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts: United StatesNovel drug approvals and Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts. 2 indicators on one axis: Novel drug approvals, Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts. 8 observations from 2020 to 2025, ranging from 30 to 56. Latest values: Novel drug approvals 46 (2025); Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts 34 (2025). 0 20 40 60 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 46 34 Novel drug approvals Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts
Novel drug approvals and Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts: United StatesNovel drug approvals and Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts. 2 indicators on one axis: Novel drug approvals, Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts. 8 observations from 2020 to 2025, ranging from 30 to 56. Latest values: Novel drug approvals 46 (2025); Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts 34 (2025). 0 20 40 60 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 46 34 Novel drug approvals Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts
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Novel drug approvals and Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts: United States
Indicator Period Type Value
Novel drug approvals 2025 Actual 46
Novel drug approvals 2024 Actual 50
Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts 2025 Actual 34
Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts 2024 Actual 38
Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts 2023 Actual 30
Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts 2022 Actual 50
Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts 2021 Actual 56
Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts 2020 Actual 37
Source: FDA, ClinicalTrials.gov · CC BY 4.0 · Novel drug approvals · Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts

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Period Novel drug approvals Alzheimer's disease drug trial starts
2024 50 FDA 38 ClinicalTrials.gov
2025 46 FDA 34 ClinicalTrials.gov

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Novel drug approvals

Total number of novel drugs approved for the first time by a regulatory authority within a calendar year.

2 observations charted in United States · source organisations: FDA

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 United States · source organisations: ClinicalTrials.gov

Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON

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