Routes of the same type are on the same row. Compare other markets.
10 pathway types exist in both markets: full application, new active substance, full or mixed application, known active substance, generic application, biosimilar application, non-prescription monograph, conditional or accelerated approval and more. The table lines up the routes of each type.
Germany: Centralised marketing authorisation, new active substance, 210 days. South Korea: New drug item permit, 70 days. These are official targets, not actual review times.
| Pathway type | Germany | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Full application, new active substance | National marketing authorisation (new active substance)§ 21 AMG · fee €52,500 Centralised marketing authorisation, new active substancetarget 210 days · fee €865,200 Centralised authorisation of advanced therapy medicinal productstarget 210 days · fee €865,200 National authorisation of vaccines, sera, blood products and allergens (Paul-Ehrlich-Institut)§§ 21, 25 Abs. 8, 77 Abs. 2 AMG · fee €2,000 | New drug item permittarget 70 days · fee ₩410,000,000 |
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| Full or mixed application, known active substance | Centralised marketing authorisation, known active substance or new fixed combinationtarget 210 days · fee €690,700 Centralised hybrid applicationtarget 210 days · fee €426,100 |
| Generic application | Centralised generic applicationtarget 210 days · fee €177,900 National generic authorisation§ 24b AMG · fee €16,000 | Generic drug item permit (bioequivalence)target 55 days |
| Biosimilar application | Centralised biosimilar applicationtarget 210 days · fee €732,400 | Biosimilar item permittarget 115 days · fee ₩310,000,000 |
| Well-established use | National authorisation based on literature (well-established use)§ 22 Abs. 3 AMG · fee €22,100 Centralised well-established use applicationtarget 210 days · fee €780,900 | - |
| Non-prescription application | Prescription status and switch to non-prescription§ 48 AMG; AMVV | - |
| Non-prescription monograph | Standard licence (monograph route)§ 36 AMG; StandZV |
| Traditional or herbal registration | Traditional herbal medicine registration§§ 39a to 39d AMG · fee €15,600 | - |
| Conditional or accelerated approval | Conditional marketing authorisationtarget 210 days |
| Approval under exceptional circumstances | Authorisation under exceptional circumstancestarget 210 days | - |
| Priority or accelerated review | Accelerated assessmenttarget 150 days | Priority review designation (GIFT)target 90 days |
| Intensive development support designation | - |
| Orphan or rare disease designation | Orphan designationtarget 90 days |
| Pediatric plan or incentive | Paediatric investigation plantarget 60 days | - |
| Early or compassionate access | Compassionate use programme§ 21 Abs. 2 Nr. 3 AMG; AMHV | - |
| Reliance route, recognition or verification | Mutual recognition procedure (Germany as reference or concerned member state)§ 25b Abs. 2 AMG · fee €48,600 · relies on EU Mutual recognition proceduretarget 90 days | - |
| Work-sharing or joint review | Decentralised procedure with Germany as reference member state§ 25b Abs. 3 AMG · fee €92,800 Decentralised proceduretarget 210 days | - |
| Device: exempt or self-declared | - |
| Device: premarket notification | - | Class 1 medical device notificationtarget 5 days In vitro diagnostic device notification (Class 1)target 5 days · fee ₩85,000 Digital medical device notification (Class 1)target 5 days |
| Device: premarket approval by the regulator | - | Medical device permit (Classes 2 to 4)target 80 days · fee ₩98,430,000 In vitro diagnostic device permit (Classes 2 to 4)target 80 days · fee ₩1,495,000 Digital medical device permit or certification (including software)target 80 days · fee ₩1,495,000 |
| Device: conformity assessment by a certification body | Class 2 medical device certificationtarget 5 days · fee ₩130,000 In vitro diagnostic device certification (Class 2)target 5 days · fee ₩130,000 |
| Device: breakthrough or priority program | - |
| Other route | Homeopathic medicine registration§§ 38, 39 AMG · fee €6,400 Official batch release by the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut§ 32 AMG · relies on EU Hospital exemption for advanced therapy medicines§ 4b AMG · fee €4,250 Approval of tissue preparations§ 21a AMG · fee €2,000 Special national authorisation for a device without CE marking§ 7 MPDG · fee €250 DiGA fast track: listing of digital health applications for reimbursement§ 139e SGB V; DiGAV · target 91 days · fee €3,000 Listing of digital care applications (DiPA)§ 78a SGB XI; DiPAV · target 91 days · fee €3,000 Integral drug-device combination authorised as a medicinetarget 210 days |