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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 245Authorisation according to Sections 21 / 25 AMG
1 255Registration according to Sections 38 / 39 AMG
25 779Centralised European authorisations 1)
41 862Standard authorisations/registrations
3 874Post-marketing authorisations in accordance with Section 105 AMG
2 245Post-marketing registrations in accordance with Sections 39 / 105 AMG
104 260Total

Of the authorised medicinal products are:

Number of Medicinal ProductsSales Status
34 371over-the-counter medicinal products
16 471pharmacy-only medicinal products
51 175medicinal products subject to prescription
2 205narcotics subject to prescription
38medicinal products subject to the special
T-prescription form

Date: 20. Mai 2025
Source of data: AmAnDa