First-in-class drug approvals

The number was the highest in the past five years, compared with 40 in 2023 and 21 in 2022.

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National Medical Products Administration. (2023). Measures facilitate approval of 48 first-in-class innovative drugs. Retrieved September 17, 2026, from https://english.nmpa.gov.cn/2025-03/21/c_1080286.htm. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_QQAK8A3S9PYQF02R7JY3ZW0M14

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National Medical Products Administration. "Measures facilitate approval of 48 first-in-class innovative drugs." 2023, https://english.nmpa.gov.cn/2025-03/21/c_1080286.htm. Accessed 17 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_QQAK8A3S9PYQF02R7JY3ZW0M14.

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Chicago

National Medical Products Administration. "Measures facilitate approval of 48 first-in-class innovative drugs." 2023. https://english.nmpa.gov.cn/2025-03/21/c_1080286.htm. Accessed September 17, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_QQAK8A3S9PYQF02R7JY3ZW0M14.

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@misc{nmpa2023firstzw0m14, author = {{National Medical Products Administration}}, title = {Measures facilitate approval of 48 first-in-class innovative drugs}, year = {2023}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_QQAK8A3S9PYQF02R7JY3ZW0M14}, note = {Original source: https://english.nmpa.gov.cn/2025-03/21/c\_1080286.htm. Accessed September 17, 2026.} }

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