C21 · Pharmaceuticals · China
Rare disease medicine approvals
China: 55 in 2024.
- 55 Latest · China · 2024
- Annual Release cadence
- 3 Records · 1 region · 2024
Verified 17 Sep 2026 · 2 publishers · Next period 2025
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Rare disease medicine approvals
China, 2024
Every record
3 records · 1 region · 2024. Each period links to its record: the value, its source evidence and original document.
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How this measure is built
- Definition
- Number of rare disease medicines granted market approval.
- Measure
- One slice of Drug approvals ( form: count, segment: rare disease ) . Total number of therapeutic drugs granted regulatory marketing approval. Region and period are columns on every record, not slices.
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Sources · 3 documents
| Document | Publisher | Published | Data points |
|---|---|---|---|
| China approves 48 innovative drugs in 2024 | NMPA | — | 1 |
| Measures facilitate approval of 48 first-in-class innovative drugs | NMPA | — | 1 |
| Measures facilitate approval of 48 first-in-class innovative drugs | State Council | — | 1 |
Other slices of drug approvals
- First-in-class drug approvals 9 first in class
- New active substance approvals 6 new active substance
- Innovative drug approvals 5 innovative
- Novel drug approvals 3 novel
- Pediatric medicine approvals 3 pediatric
- Approved innovative drugs designated as breakthrough therapies 2 breakthrough therapy
- Common new active substance approvals across major regulatory authorities (multi-year total) 2 cumulative · common across authorities · new active substance
- Domestic first-in-class drug approvals 2 domestic · first in class
- Domestic innovative biological product approvals 2 domestic · innovative biologic
- Domestic innovative chemical drug approvals 2 domestic · innovative chemical
- Domestic innovative drug approvals (half year) 2 domestic · innovative
- Domestic share of approved innovative biological products 2 domestic · innovative biologic
Frequently asked questions
What is the latest rare disease medicine approvals?
China: 55 in 2024.
Where does this data come from?
From 3 documents published by NMPA and State Council. Every figure on this page links to its record, which preserves the original source evidence.
How often is it updated?
Annual. The newest published period is 2024; the next release should cover 2025. A new figure appears here once the publisher releases it and it passes verification.
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