Includes all pipeline medicines that are being developed for market in Canada, the United States, or geographic Europe (excluding Russia and Turkey). Numbers are as of September of each year.
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Number of new medicines in R&D pipeline worldwide 2021-2023, by phase
In 2023, over 5,300 new medicines in the pharmaceutical R&D pipeline worldwide were in Phase I of development, while nearly five thousand new medicines were in Phase II. This graph illustrates the number of new medicines in the R&D pipeline worldwide, from 2021 to 2023, by development phase.
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PMPRB. (November 12, 2024). Number of new medicines in the R&D pipeline worldwide in from 2021 to 2023, by development phase [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1335964/new-medicines-in-research-development-pipeline-worldwide/
PMPRB. "Number of new medicines in the R&D pipeline worldwide in from 2021 to 2023, by development phase." Chart. November 12, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/1335964/new-medicines-in-research-development-pipeline-worldwide/
PMPRB. (2024). Number of new medicines in the R&D pipeline worldwide in from 2021 to 2023, by development phase. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /statistics/1335964/new-medicines-in-research-development-pipeline-worldwide/
PMPRB. "Number of New Medicines in The R&d Pipeline Worldwide in from 2021 to 2023, by Development Phase." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 12 Nov 2024, /statistics/1335964/new-medicines-in-research-development-pipeline-worldwide/
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Number of new medicines in the R&D pipeline worldwide in from 2021 to 2023, by development phase [Graph], PMPRB, November 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1335964/new-medicines-in-research-development-pipeline-worldwide/
