Median drug approval time (count)

RecordSTO-THCBZMK32Y-B70D6853DS-QAYGED

427days

United Kingdom · 2024

Median drug approval time in the United Kingdom was 427 days in 2024 (ABPI).

Original source
Publisher
ABPI
Authority tier
T2 Official
Locator
UK areas of unrealised potential
Retrieved
17 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

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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APA

Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry. (2024). 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_THCBZMK32YB70D6853DSQAYGED

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MLA
Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry. "Green shoots for UK pharma investment, but delivery will decide whether they take root." 2024, 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_THCBZMK32YB70D6853DSQAYGED.
Chicago
Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry. "Green shoots for UK pharma investment, but delivery will decide whether they take root." 2024. 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_THCBZMK32YB70D6853DSQAYGED.
BibTeX
@misc{abpi2024medianqayged, author = {{Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry}}, title = {Green shoots for UK pharma investment, but delivery will decide whether they take root}, year = {2024}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_THCBZMK32YB70D6853DSQAYGED}, 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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Primary source

Publisher
Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 2 · National and industry official
Report
Green shoots for UK pharma investment, but delivery will decide whether they take root
Type
Press release
Published
—
Locator
UK areas of unrealised potential
Retrieved
17 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
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Verification

Status
Verified
Review protocol
editorial:judge-fix-v1:2026-09-27
Checked on
27 September 2026
Last revision
27 September 2026
Permanent URL
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