Dec 21, 2012
http://www.innovation.org/index.cfm/NewsCenter/Newsletters?NID=208
Over the past year, biopharmaceutical researchers' work has continued to yield innovative treatments to improve the lives of patients. In fiscal year (FY) 2012 (October 1, 2011 – September 30, 2012), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved 35 new medicines, keeping pace with the previous fiscal year’s approvals and representing one of the highest levels of FDA approvals in recent years.[i] For the calendar year FDA is on track to approve more new medicines than any year since 2004.[ii]
A recent report from the FDA highlights the groundbreaking medicines to treat diseases ranging from the very common to the most rare. Some are the first treatment option available for a condition, others improve care for treatable diseases.
Notable approvals in FY 2012 include:
- A breakthrough personalized medicine for a rare form of cystic fibrosis;
- The first approved human cord blood product;
- A total of ten drugs to treat cancer, including the first treatments for advanced basal cell carcinoma and myelofibrosis and a targeted therapy for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer;
- Nine treatments for rare diseases; and
- Important new therapies for HIV, macular degeneration, and meningitis.
Building on these noteworthy approvals, we look to the new year where continued innovation is needed to leverage our growing understanding of the underpinnings of human disease and to harness the power of scientific research tools to discover and develop new medicines.
To learn more about the more than 3,200 new medicines in development visit http://www.innovation.org/index.cfm/FutureOfInnovation/NewMedicinesinDevelopment.
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