Novel active substance launches
The best-covered measure of new medicine launches. Every point opens its record; the values are one click away under the chart.
Novel active substance launches
Global, 2004–2023 to 2025
Novel active substance launches by region
Latest value per region, 2025
View the underlying data
| Category | Source | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global | IQVIA | Actual | 79 |
| United States | IQVIA | Actual | 53 |
Every measure of new medicine launches
13 measures: the same subject cut by product, segment, basis or form. Each has its own page with every record.
New medicine launches by country
A page for every country with at least three records:
Frequently asked questions
What does new medicine launches measure?
Total number of novel active substances launched on the market.
What is the latest novel active substance launches?
Global: 79 in 2025.
Which countries does this new medicine launches data cover?
3 countries, with a page each for Germany, United States.
Where does the data come from?
From 7 documents published by VFA, IQVIA, IFPMA and 1 more. Every figure links to its record, which quotes the sentence or table row it was read from.
How often is it updated?
Annual; the newest figure covers 2025, and the next release should cover 2026.
Sources
7 documents from 4 publishers. Each links to the publisher's own copy.
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Published under CC BY 4.0: free to reuse, including commercially, with attribution to StatOrigin and the original publisher. To cite one figure, open its record.
StatOrigin. (2026). New medicine launches statistics [Data set]. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://statorigin.org/statistics/new-medicine-launches
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