U.S. Leads The World In First Approval Of New Drugs : FDA
In the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, the FDA approved 35 new medicines , which is the second highest number of approvals in the past decade, as per a report released today. The largest number of FDA approvals was 37 in the year 2009, according to the regulatory agency.

Faster FDA Review Process Bodes Well for NPS Pharmaceuticals and Cel-Sci Corp
NEW YORK, NY-- - It has been a banner year already for the biotechnology sector with new chemical and molecular entity approvals reaching a 20-year high. Additionally, FDA officials claim drug applications ...