Big Pharma's Winning Formula: Many Approvals, Narrow Markets

FDA's drug center posted yet another record-breaking year for novel approvals, clearing 45 new molecular entities and therapeutic biologics, with big increases in orphan drug and breakthrough therapy approvals but few me-too drugs for common conditions. Is pharma's focus on unmet needs shortchanging public health?

Pharma followed the regulatory incentives to produce another record-breaking year for new drug approvals, leaving FDA's top new drugs official to wonder if the rush to invest in areas that qualify for expedited review is shortchanging important public health priorities.

FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research cleared 45 new molecular entities and therapeutic biologics in 2015, exceeding the high...

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