Objective: To analyze the characteristics of the new medicines approved in the pediatric population in the last three years, both those with studies only in the pediatric population and those that extend their indication in this population group, as well as the current situation in relation to their marketing and financing.

Methods: Descriptive observational study of all drugs that include an indication in the pediatric population in Spain (by extension of the indications of drugs already authorised or because they are new drugs that already include an indication in this population group), from January 2019 to March 2022.

Results: During the study period, 129 drugs included their indication in the pediatric population. 13,9% of them are not marketed, 46,5% are in a situation of non-financing, under study, or without a request for financing, and 4,6% are financed for a specific pediatric subpopulation. 52,7% are original drugs, 4,7% are generic, 38,8% are biological, 3,8% are biosimilar and 17,8% are orphan drugs. 57,36% of these medicines obtain the pediatric indication due to extension of the indication and 42,64% obtain it because they are new medicines that already include their studies in the pediatric population.

Conclusions: Drugs with authorised indications are increasingly available in the paediatric population and the trend is to extend the indication of authorised drugs to the adult population. However, barriers in terms of financing and marketing need to be expedited and overcome to facilitate access to them.

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