The Pharmaceutical Industry in 2017. An Analysis of FDA Drug Approvals from the Perspective of Molecules

This is an analysis from a chemical point of view of the 46 drugs (34 New Chemical Entities and 12 Biologics) approved by the FDA during 2017. The drugs included in the 2017 harvest have been classified on the basis of their chemical structure: biologics (antibodies and proteins); peptides; amino acids and natural products; drug combinations; and small molecules.