Outside the Numbers
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Clinical Trials Statistics
* 139,372: Number of clinical studies in 182 countries * .01% to .02%: Percentage of drugs that make it to the market from preclinical trials * $4 billion: Cost of drug research for every drug that’s approved, factoring in previously failed drugs. * $49 billion: Amount spent last year on more than 2,900 chemical compounds for medicinal reasons. |
