This statistic depicts the percentage of FDA-approved orphan drugs with and without additional non-orphan indications between 1983 and 2018. According to the data, in 2017, 14 percent of approved orphan drugs also had additional non-orphan indications.
Percentage of FDA-approved orphan drugs with additional non-orphan indications between 1983 and 2018
Total number of drugs 1983−2018 YTD=503; Counts distinct drugs approved with any orphan indication since the passage of the Orphan Drug Act.
Includes drug approvals through Aug 2018.
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IQVIA. (October 24, 2018). Percentage of FDA-approved orphan drugs with additional non-orphan indications between 1983 and 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/979229/approved-orphan-drugs-with-non-orphan-indications/
IQVIA. "Percentage of FDA-approved orphan drugs with additional non-orphan indications between 1983 and 2018." Chart. October 24, 2018. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/979229/approved-orphan-drugs-with-non-orphan-indications/
IQVIA. (2018). Percentage of FDA-approved orphan drugs with additional non-orphan indications between 1983 and 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/979229/approved-orphan-drugs-with-non-orphan-indications/
IQVIA. "Percentage of Fda-approved Orphan Drugs with Additional Non-orphan Indications between 1983 and 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Oct 2018, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/979229/approved-orphan-drugs-with-non-orphan-indications/
IQVIA, Percentage of FDA-approved orphan drugs with additional non-orphan indications between 1983 and 2018 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/979229/approved-orphan-drugs-with-non-orphan-indications/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Percentage of FDA-approved orphan drugs with additional non-orphan indications between 1983 and 2018 [Graph], IQVIA, October 24, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/979229/approved-orphan-drugs-with-non-orphan-indications/