This statistic shows the projected distribution of new active substances worldwide by substance type available from 1996 to 2020. It is estimated that some 47 percent of these substances will be traditional small molecules.
Projected global available new active substances by substance type between 1996 and 2020*
Note: Disease categories based on therapy areas and expected launches 2016-20. Orphan drugs are those to treat small populations with rare diseases, and are defined separately by U.S. FDA and the European Medicines Agency (EMA). Any medicine with an orphan designation for an approved use within the first year after global launch are categorized as Orphan. Half of designated orphan indications are granted more than a year after original approval.
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IMS Health (Institute for Healthcare Informatics). (November 25, 2015). Projected global available new active substances by substance type between 1996 and 2020* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/491141/new-active-substance-availability-projection-by-type/
IMS Health (Institute for Healthcare Informatics). "Projected global available new active substances by substance type between 1996 and 2020*." Chart. November 25, 2015. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/491141/new-active-substance-availability-projection-by-type/
IMS Health (Institute for Healthcare Informatics). (2015). Projected global available new active substances by substance type between 1996 and 2020*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/491141/new-active-substance-availability-projection-by-type/
IMS Health (Institute for Healthcare Informatics). "Projected Global Available New Active Substances by Substance Type between 1996 and 2020*." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Nov 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/491141/new-active-substance-availability-projection-by-type/
IMS Health (Institute for Healthcare Informatics), Projected global available new active substances by substance type between 1996 and 2020* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/491141/new-active-substance-availability-projection-by-type/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Projected global available new active substances by substance type between 1996 and 2020* [Graph], IMS Health (Institute for Healthcare Informatics), November 25, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/491141/new-active-substance-availability-projection-by-type/
