Median drug approval time (count)

The MHRA's median time to approve a new medicine fell from 427 days in 2024 to 378 days in 2025, alongside improvements in the reliability of scientific advice and clinical trial approvals.

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Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry. (2025). Green shoots for UK pharma investment, but delivery will decide whether they take root. Retrieved September 17, 2026, from https://www.abpi.org.uk/media/news/2026/august/green-shoots-for-uk-pharma-investment-but-delivery-will-decide-whether-they-take-root/. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_2AWYKEAD5VHV9KAB0XWHNEFZ3D

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Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry. "Green shoots for UK pharma investment, but delivery will decide whether they take root." 2025, https://www.abpi.org.uk/media/news/2026/august/green-shoots-for-uk-pharma-investment-but-delivery-will-decide-whether-they-take-root/. Accessed 17 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_2AWYKEAD5VHV9KAB0XWHNEFZ3D.

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Chicago

Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry. "Green shoots for UK pharma investment, but delivery will decide whether they take root." 2025. https://www.abpi.org.uk/media/news/2026/august/green-shoots-for-uk-pharma-investment-but-delivery-will-decide-whether-they-take-root/. Accessed September 17, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_2AWYKEAD5VHV9KAB0XWHNEFZ3D.

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@misc{abpi2025mediannefz3d, author = {{Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry}}, title = {Green shoots for UK pharma investment, but delivery will decide whether they take root}, year = {2025}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_2AWYKEAD5VHV9KAB0XWHNEFZ3D}, note = {Original source: https://www.abpi.org.uk/media/news/2026/august/green-shoots-for-uk-pharma-investment-but-delivery-will-decide-whether-they-take-root/. Accessed September 17, 2026.} }

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