Biocentury reports that
FDA's 2012 NME approvals near 2011 total.
FDA has approved 28 NMEs since Jan. 1, according to agency records, with at least seven PDUFA dates for NMEs between now and year-end. FDA approved 27 NMEs between Jan. 1 and Oct. 31, 2011, and finished the year with 30, the second highest total of NME approvals in the past 10 years. FDA has averaged about 24 NME approvals each year since 2002, with a high of 36 in 2004 and a low of 17 in 2002.
FDA has approved 28 NMEs since Jan. 1, according to agency records, with at least seven PDUFA dates for NMEs between now and year-end. FDA approved 27 NMEs between Jan. 1 and Oct. 31, 2011, and finished the year with 30, the second highest total of NME approvals in the past 10 years. FDA has averaged about 24 NME approvals each year since 2002, with a high of 36 in 2004 and a low of 17 in 2002.