First-in-class drug approvals

China approved 48 first-in-class innovative drugs, as well as a significant number of medications for pediatric and rare diseases, thanks to measures aimed at enhancing review efficiency and accelerating patient access to novel therapies, according to a report released on Tuesday by the National Medical Products Administration.

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State Council of China. (2024). Measures facilitate approval of 48 first-in-class innovative drugs. Retrieved September 17, 2026, from https://english.www.gov.cn/news/202503/20/content_WS67db7e91c6d0868f4e8f0fd6.html. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_7ZQGJBK4NK0Z4W8E5R0X0WMRCK

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State Council of China. "Measures facilitate approval of 48 first-in-class innovative drugs." 2024, https://english.www.gov.cn/news/202503/20/content_WS67db7e91c6d0868f4e8f0fd6.html. Accessed 17 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_7ZQGJBK4NK0Z4W8E5R0X0WMRCK.

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State Council of China. "Measures facilitate approval of 48 first-in-class innovative drugs." 2024. https://english.www.gov.cn/news/202503/20/content_WS67db7e91c6d0868f4e8f0fd6.html. Accessed September 17, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_7ZQGJBK4NK0Z4W8E5R0X0WMRCK.

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@misc{statecouncil2024first0wmrck, author = {{State Council of China}}, title = {Measures facilitate approval of 48 first-in-class innovative drugs}, year = {2024}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_7ZQGJBK4NK0Z4W8E5R0X0WMRCK}, note = {Original source: https://english.www.gov.cn/news/202503/20/content\_WS67db7e91c6d0868f4e8f0fd6.html. Accessed September 17, 2026.} }

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