This statistic shows the total number of drugs in the R&D pipeline worldwide from 2001 to 2021. During 2001, there were 5,995 drugs in the R&D pipeline whereas there were 18,582 drugs in the pipeline in 2021.
Total number of drugs in the R&D pipeline worldwide from 2001 to 2021
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Pharma Intelligence. (May 10, 2021). Total number of drugs in the R&D pipeline worldwide from 2001 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 23, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/791263/total-r-and-d-pipeline-size-timeline-worldwide/
Pharma Intelligence. "Total number of drugs in the R&D pipeline worldwide from 2001 to 2021." Chart. May 10, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/791263/total-r-and-d-pipeline-size-timeline-worldwide/
Pharma Intelligence. (2021). Total number of drugs in the R&D pipeline worldwide from 2001 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/791263/total-r-and-d-pipeline-size-timeline-worldwide/
Pharma Intelligence. "Total Number of Drugs in The R&d Pipeline Worldwide from 2001 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/791263/total-r-and-d-pipeline-size-timeline-worldwide/
Pharma Intelligence, Total number of drugs in the R&D pipeline worldwide from 2001 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/791263/total-r-and-d-pipeline-size-timeline-worldwide/ (last visited January 23, 2022)
