Medicines in clinical development

With more than 8,000 medicines in clinical development, the future of medicine is brighter than ever.

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PhRMA. (2025). Research & Development. Retrieved September 17, 2026, from https://phrma.org/policy-issues/research-development. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_XSG6P8V0F3VTB587F52D5YQZNK

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MLA

PhRMA. "Research & Development." 2025, https://phrma.org/policy-issues/research-development. Accessed 17 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_XSG6P8V0F3VTB587F52D5YQZNK.

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Chicago

PhRMA. "Research & Development." 2025. https://phrma.org/policy-issues/research-development. Accessed September 17, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_XSG6P8V0F3VTB587F52D5YQZNK.

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@misc{phrma2025medicines5yqznk, author = {{PhRMA}}, title = {Research \& Development}, year = {2025}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_XSG6P8V0F3VTB587F52D5YQZNK}, note = {Original source: https://phrma.org/policy-issues/research-development. Accessed September 17, 2026.} }

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