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Outlook for medicines development and use in 2025

Oncology innovations, obesity medicines, an uptick for mergers and acquisitions, regulation for artificial intelligence applications and growing consumerization are expected to be key topics.
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  1. Sarah Rickwood

    1. IQVIA, London, UK.

  2. Helena Bayley

    1. IQVIA, London, UK.

  3. Stefan Lutzmayer

    1. IQVIA, London, UK.

  4. Meike Madelung

    1. IQVIA, London, UK.

  5. Markus Gores

    1. IQVIA, London, UK.

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Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 24, 73-74 (2025)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41573-025-00012-2

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The authors of this article are employees of IQVIA, a provider of data and services to the life sciences industry and to healthcare providers that works with the world's leading biopharmaceutical companies. The research for this specific article was funded by IQVIA.

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