Common new active substance approvals across major regulatory authorities (multi-year total)

The number of new active substances approved by all six authorities increased from 37 in 2016–2020 to 52 in 2021–2025, reflecting continued growth in global approvals.

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Centre for Innovation in Regulatory Science. (2020). New Drug Approvals by Six Major Authorities 2016-2025. Retrieved September 17, 2026, from https://cirsci.org/publications/cirs-rd-briefing-106-new-drug-approvals-by-six-major-authorities-2016-2025/. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_95521VRV5DKE5XRF9QPEAQ2YQ2

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Centre for Innovation in Regulatory Science. "New Drug Approvals by Six Major Authorities 2016-2025." 2020, https://cirsci.org/publications/cirs-rd-briefing-106-new-drug-approvals-by-six-major-authorities-2016-2025/. Accessed 17 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_95521VRV5DKE5XRF9QPEAQ2YQ2.

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Centre for Innovation in Regulatory Science. "New Drug Approvals by Six Major Authorities 2016-2025." 2020. https://cirsci.org/publications/cirs-rd-briefing-106-new-drug-approvals-by-six-major-authorities-2016-2025/. Accessed September 17, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_95521VRV5DKE5XRF9QPEAQ2YQ2.

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@misc{cirs2020commonaq2yq2, author = {{Centre for Innovation in Regulatory Science}}, title = {New Drug Approvals by Six Major Authorities 2016-2025}, year = {2020}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_95521VRV5DKE5XRF9QPEAQ2YQ2}, note = {Original source: https://cirsci.org/publications/cirs-rd-briefing-106-new-drug-approvals-by-six-major-authorities-2016-2025/. Accessed September 17, 2026.} }

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