NPPA outcome data

The data on this page relates to applications received in the 2022/2023 financial year.

2022/23 data 

The table below gives the number of applications and the result of the application by chemical. The Excel spreadsheet download provides indications (by chemical), where providing this information will not impact anyone's privacy. 

2022/23 NPPA data (includes indications) [XLSX, 22 KB]

The searchable web page(external link) currently has 2022/23 data.

Previous data

2021/22 NPPA data (includes indications) [XLSX, 29 KB]

2019 NPPA data [XLSX, 34 KB]

Chemical Approved Declined Principles
not met
Withdrawn Grand Total
adalimumab 11 - - 2 13
alpha tocopheryl acetate 49 - - 1 50
anakinra 9 - - 1 10
asparaginase 7 - - - 7
atezolizumab - - 6 1 7
azacitidine 5 - - - 5
azithromycin 1 - 1 2 4
bedaquiline 11 - - - 11
bevacizumab 9 - 6 - 15
biotin 6 - - - 6
blinatumomab 7 - - 1 8
brentuximab vedotin 17 - 1 - 18
canakinumab 4 - - - 4
cannabinoid 3 - 10 1 14
ciclosporin eye preparations 85 - 1 1 87
cinacalcet - - 2 2 4
continuous glucose monitoring system 8 - 6 2 16
dabrafenib 5 - - 1 6
dasatinib 3 - - 1 4
deferasirox 4 - 2 1 7
denosumab 5 - 5 - 10
dupilumab 3 - 1 - 4
eculizumab 2 1 1 1 5
eltrombopag 3 - - 1 4
enoxaparin sodium 4 - - 2 6
etanercept 2 - 1 1 4
fenfluramine 3 - 1 - 4
galcanezumab 1 - 3 - 4
ganciclovir eye preparations 4 - - - 4
ibrutinib 1 - 6 - 7
imiglucerase 5 - - - 5
indomethacin 4 - - - 4
infliximab 7 - 4 - 11
inotuzumab ozogamicin 4 - - - 4
insulin pump consumables 3 - - 4 7
ivabradine 1 - 4 1 6
ketamine 8 - - - 8
lamotrigine 10 - 5 1 16
lenalidomide 6 - 1 - 7
levetiracetam 31 - - 1 32
levocarnitine 2 - 1 - 3
linezolid 7 - - 1 8
liraglutide - - 6 - 6
macitentan 7 - 3 1 11
melatonin - - 4 - 4
mepolizumab 2 - 2 - 4
mitotane 10 - - - 10
moxifloxacin 4 - 1 1 6
nelarabine 4 - 1 - 5
nirmatrelvir with ritonavir 1 - 2 5 8
octreotide lar 4 - - 1 5
olaparib 12 - 1 - 13
omalizumab 2 - 1 1 4
pazopanib 3 - 2 - 5
pembrolizumab 9 - 11 1 21
pirfenidone - - 1 3 4
posaconazole 9 - 1 - 10
pristinamycin 7 - - - 7
prucalopride 6 - 6 1 13
retinol (vitamin a) 55 - - - 55
rituximab 26 - 5 3 34
rufinamide 7 - 1 - 8
ruxolitinib 4 - 2 - 6
sargramostim 4 - - - 4
secukinumab 7 - 3 - 10
sirolimus 4 - - - 4
sunitinib 2 - 1 1 4
tacrolimus ointment 1 - - 4 5
tadalafil 3 - 3 1 7
temozolomide 10 - 3 - 13
thalidomide 4 - 1 - 5
tocilizumab 7 - 9 1 17
topotecan 5 - - - 5
trametinib 16 - 1 1 18
upadacitinib 12 - 5 1 18
ustekinumab 1 - 3 - 4
valganciclovir 4 - - - 4
varicella zoster vaccine - - 5 1 6
venetoclax 5 - 5 1 11
voriconazole 7 - - 1 8
zonisamide 8 - 1 - 9
Grand Total 632 1 158 59 850