First-In-Class Drugs Made Up More Than Half Of US FDA’s Novel Approvals Last Year

CDER hit a high mark with 27 first-in-class approvals in the 50 novel agents cleared in 2021.

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MOST NOVEL PRODUCTS THAT GRADUATED FROM FDA’s DRUG CENTER in 2021 WERE FIRST IN THEIR CLASS. • Source: Nielsen Hobbs; the Pink Sheet | Alamy image

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