The US Orphan Drug Act, passed in 1982, was the first orphan drug legislation in the world. It is a law based on economic incentives making it financially possible for pharmaceutical firms to develop products for small patient populations. Since passage, many additional countries have developed orphan drug programs and many pharmaceutical firms have developed around the orphan program. Today, more than 500 drugs for rare diseases have been developed in the United States.
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Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Dept Global Hlth & Social Med, Boston, MA USA
Francis Countway Lib Med, Ctr Hist Med, Boston, MA USAJohns Hopkins Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
机构:
Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Dept Global Hlth & Social Med, Boston, MA USA
Francis Countway Lib Med, Ctr Hist Med, Boston, MA USAJohns Hopkins Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA