This statistic shows the top 10 diseases/indications worldwide in 2018, based on the number of active drugs. The projection said that there will be some 727 active drugs for breast cancer in that year, which would make it the top disease in terms of number of active drugs.
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This statistic shows the top 10 diseases/indications worldwide in 2018, based on the number of active drugs. The projection said that there will be some 727 active drugs for breast cancer in that year, which would make it the top disease in terms of number of active drugs.
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This statistic shows the top 10 diseases/indications worldwide in 2018, based on the number of active drugs. The projection said that there will be some 727 active drugs for breast cancer in that year, which would make it the top disease in terms of number of active drugs.
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- March 2018
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- Worldwide
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- as of January 2018
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- * Projections as of January 2018 The statistic excludes the more generalized indications which include the term ‘unspecified’ to focus in solely on counting drugs where precise target diseases have been identified.
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- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- as of January 2018
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- * Projections as of January 2018 The statistic excludes the more generalized indications which include the term ‘unspecified’ to focus in solely on counting drugs where precise target diseases have been identified.
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