This statistic shows the estimated per drug trial costs by therapeutic area, for the period 2015-2017. Clinical trial cost per drug was the highest for cardiovascular drugs, ranging between 74 million and 183 million U.S. dollars with a median of 141 million dollars.
Estimated clinical trial cost per drug by therapeutic area in 2015-2017*
(in million U.S. dollars)
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BMJ Open. (May 11, 2020). Estimated clinical trial cost per drug by therapeutic area in 2015-2017* (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197063/clinical-trial-cost-per-drug-by-therapy-area/
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BMJ Open. (2020). Estimated clinical trial cost per drug by therapeutic area in 2015-2017* (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197063/clinical-trial-cost-per-drug-by-therapy-area/
BMJ Open. "Estimated Clinical Trial Cost per Drug by Therapeutic Area in 2015-2017* (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197063/clinical-trial-cost-per-drug-by-therapy-area/
BMJ Open, Estimated clinical trial cost per drug by therapeutic area in 2015-2017* (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197063/clinical-trial-cost-per-drug-by-therapy-area/ (last visited November 18, 2024)
Estimated clinical trial cost per drug by therapeutic area in 2015-2017* (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], BMJ Open, May 11, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197063/clinical-trial-cost-per-drug-by-therapy-area/