FDA Approved Second Highest Amount Of Drugs In 2023 Since 2013

FDA's Office of New Drugs (OND) approved 55 new drugs in 2023, with a little over half of those drugs for rare diseases. It’s the second highest amount since 2013 -- with 59 approvals in 2018 as the peak -- and is up from 37 new drugs in 2022. The 2023 OND Annual Report credits FDA staffing as one of the reasons for the approvals. “Over the past several years, OND has increased in size by about 25%, bringing many...