This statistic illustrates the changes in the length of time between approval of first and second drugs in a therapeutic class between the 1970s and 2003 in the United States. In the 1970s, the median number of years taken for approval of drugs in a therapeutic class was at 10.2 years.
Time between approval of first and second drugs in a therapeutic class
Year of approval of first-in-class medicine
Median number of years
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PhRMA. (October 1, 2010). Time between approval of first and second drugs in a therapeutic class [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/215468/time-taken-for-approval-of-drugs-in-a-therapeutic-class-in-the-us/
PhRMA. "Time between approval of first and second drugs in a therapeutic class." Chart. October 1, 2010. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/215468/time-taken-for-approval-of-drugs-in-a-therapeutic-class-in-the-us/
PhRMA. (2010). Time between approval of first and second drugs in a therapeutic class. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/215468/time-taken-for-approval-of-drugs-in-a-therapeutic-class-in-the-us/
PhRMA. "Time between Approval of First and Second Drugs in a Therapeutic Class." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2010, https://www.statista.com/statistics/215468/time-taken-for-approval-of-drugs-in-a-therapeutic-class-in-the-us/
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Time between approval of first and second drugs in a therapeutic class [Graph], PhRMA, October 1, 2010. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/215468/time-taken-for-approval-of-drugs-in-a-therapeutic-class-in-the-us/