In the fiscal year 2022, the number of prescription drugs approved by the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) in Japan amounted to around 2.5 thousand in total. That year, around 1.9 thousand generic prescription drugs were newly approved.
PMDA functions as a regulatory agency for pharmaceutical products and medical devices, working with Japan's health ministry.
Number of prescription drugs approved by the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) in Japan from fiscal year 2015 to 2022, by type
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PMDA. (September 14, 2023). Number of prescription drugs approved by the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) in Japan from fiscal year 2015 to 2022, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/827319/japan-pmda-number-approved-prescription-drugs/
PMDA. "Number of prescription drugs approved by the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) in Japan from fiscal year 2015 to 2022, by type." Chart. September 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/827319/japan-pmda-number-approved-prescription-drugs/
PMDA. (2023). Number of prescription drugs approved by the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) in Japan from fiscal year 2015 to 2022, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/827319/japan-pmda-number-approved-prescription-drugs/
PMDA. "Number of Prescription Drugs Approved by The Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (Pmda) in Japan from Fiscal Year 2015 to 2022, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Sep 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/827319/japan-pmda-number-approved-prescription-drugs/
PMDA, Number of prescription drugs approved by the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) in Japan from fiscal year 2015 to 2022, by type Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/827319/japan-pmda-number-approved-prescription-drugs/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Number of prescription drugs approved by the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) in Japan from fiscal year 2015 to 2022, by type [Graph], PMDA, September 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/827319/japan-pmda-number-approved-prescription-drugs/