One of the striking trends observed for the drugs approved in 2020 is an overwhelming dominance of aromatic fluorination. While it is not completely unexpected, due to the advances in synthetic methodology, one would expect an increasing number of compounds featuring aliphatic fluorine. Nevertheless, some new fluorination motifs represented by Koselugo
TM (
3), Tauvid
TM (
9) and Pralsebinib
TM (
11), bearing fluorine on a heteroaromatic moiety. Also of interest are compounds Pemazyre
TM (
4), Nurtec ODT
TM (
7), and Orgovyx
TM (
13), featuring two fluorine atoms on a phenyl ring. In this line, we also can mention Qinlock
TM (
6) as an example of the fluorination-halogenation (Br) motif. Another example of multiple fluorinations is Orladeyo
TM (
12), possessing aromatic fluorine in combination with heteroaromatic trifluoromethyl group. Other cases of aromatic fluorination represented by Ayvakit
TM (
1), Isturisa
TM (
2) and Tabrecta
TM (
5) correspond to a rather established pattern of
ortho- or
para-substitution to increase the metabolic stability of a drug molecule. Examples of aliphatic fluorination are represented by Cerianna
TM (
8) (CHF) and Inqovi
TM (
10) (CF
2). In both cases, the fluorinated moiety is located next to a stereogenic center bearing hydroxy and amino functional groups, thus requiring an elaborated synthetic approach. As a manifestation of the growing importance of PET, functional imaging technique, is the approval of two new drugs Cerianna
TM (
8) and Tauvid
TM (
9), bearing F
18 nucleus, representing aliphatic and heteroaromatic fluorination, respectively. Another striking trend observed for the new pharmaceuticals in 2020 is that over 50% of compounds were developed as anticancer drugs, including Ayvakit
TM (
1), Pemazyre
TM (
4), Tabrecta
TM (
5), Qinlock
TM (
6), Cerianna
TM (
8), Pralsebinib
TM (
11), Orgovyx
TM (
13). Other therapeutic areas represented by Isturisa
TM (
2), developed against Cushing's disease, Koselugo
TM (
3) to cure neurofibromatosis, Nurtec ODT
TM (
7) to treat migraine, Tauvid
TM (
9) as a remedy for Alzheimer's disease, Inqovi
TM (
10) to address myelodysplastic syndromes and Pralsebinib
TM (
11) to cure hereditary angioedema (
11). Similar to the previous years, over 50% of new drugs approved in 2020 are chiral compounds represented by Ayvakit
TM (
1), Isturisa
TM (
2), Nurtec ODT
TM (
7), Cerianna
TM (
8), Inqovi
TM (
10), Pralsebinib
TM (
11) and Orladeyo
TM (
12). In this regard, we would like to stress the necessity of conducting the corresponding SDE-tests [
25f] to ensure the accuracy of the reported values of the stereochemical outcome of catalytic enantioselective reactions. It is important to know that fluorine is an SDE-phoric substituent [
6c], requiring a detailed study of the SDE properties of chiral fluorinated drugs to ensure their safe production storage and administration. Finally, we would like to point our recent concerns with fluoride overload in humans and the environment [
3f]. Fluorine-containing drugs are considered as one of the sources of fluoride, calling for the necessity for more detailed and systematic studies of the metabolism of fluoro-organic products and the effect of fluoride on human health.