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2015 FDA drug approvals

Nature Reviews Drug Discovery volume 15, pages 73–76 (2016)Cite this article

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FDA approval rate continues to surge, with 45 green lights for new drugs granted in 2015.

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Figure 1: Novel approvals since 1993.
Figure 2: Aggregated peak drug sales since 2005.
Figure 3: Anticipated blockbusters approved in 2015.
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Mullard, A. 2015 FDA drug approvals. Nat Rev Drug Discov 15, 73–76 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrd.2016.15

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