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Marketable Medicinal Products in the Responsibility of the BfArM

Here you will find the figures of marketable medicinal products in the responsibility of the BfArM. The figures are updated on a monthly basis.

Number of
Medicinal Products
Type of
Authorisation Procedure
1) each pack size is counted as one medicinal product.
29 771Authorisation according to Sections 21 / 25 AMG
1 299Registration according to Sections 38 / 39 AMG
25 429Centralised European authorisations 1)
41 814Standard authorisations/registrations
3 983Post-marketing authorisations in accordance with Section 105 AMG
2 334Post-marketing registrations in accordance with Sections 39 / 105 AMG
104 630Total

Of the authorised medicinal products are:

Number of Medicinal ProductsSales Status
34 376over-the-counter medicinal products
16 696pharmacy-only medicinal products
51 318medicinal products subject to prescription
2 210narcotics subject to prescription
30medicinal products subject to the special
T-prescription form

Date: 19. June 2024
Source of data: AmAnDa