Medicines in clinical development

Total number of medicines actively undergoing clinical development.

Unit Count Industry Pharmaceuticals

Records
2
Regions
1
Period
2025
Sources
2
Verification 2 verified data points Updated 17 Sep 2026 Last verified 17 Sep 2026 Next update Sources typically refresh annually

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Medicines in clinical development

Global, 2025

1 observation
12,900 Global · 2025 · IFPMA · full record
Source: IFPMA · CC BY 4.0 · statorigin.org

Every record

All records

2 records · 1 region · 2025

Medicines in clinical development: every record, grouped by region, newest first.
Period Value Source Type
Global 2 records
2025 12,900 IFPMA · 31 Dec 2025 actual
2025 8,000 PhRMA · 31 Dec 2025 estimate

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