Generic drug approvals continued to fall in 2021

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  • cafead   Feb 16, 2022 at 11:52: PM
via The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved or tentatively approved 776 Abbreviated New Drug Applications (ANDAs) for generic drugs in 2021, continuing a steady decline in generic approvals in recent years.

In calendar year 2020, FDA approved or tentatively approved 948 ANDAs for generic drugs, which was down from 1,014 in 2019. The latest figures are part of the FDA’s Office of Generic Drugs (OGD) 2021 Annual Report.

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