Orphan Drugs

White Paper: Orphan Drugs

Published March 2021


Abstract:

Orphan drugs are drugs intended to treat either a rare disease or conditions that are not developed by the pharmaceutical industry for economic reasons. There are approximately 7,000 orphan diseases affecting an estimated 25 to 30 million people in the United States.

Topics covered in this white paper are:

  1. Orphan Drugs
  2. Global Legal Framework
  3. Comparison of Regulatory Application Requirements
  4. Comparison of Development Incentives
  5. Orphan Drugs FAQs

Keywords: orphan drugs, incentives, rare diseases, cGMP API manufacturing, sterile products, Artesunate, FDA, HAS, TGA, PMFA, EMA, Health Canada, market exclusivity, priority review, OOPD, GARD

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