What Is the Purpose of the Orphan Drug Act?
editorial · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 28045908.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002191 and PMC identifier 5207521.
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Abstract
Matthew Herder suggests it may be time to re-examine the purpose of the U.S. Orphan Drug Act.
Medical subject headings
- Drug Approval
- Orphan Drug Production
- Rare Diseases
- United States Food and Drug Administration