Quantifying emerging drugs for very rare conditions

Kathryn Miles; Claire Packer; Andrew Stevens

doi:10.1093/qjmed/hcm021

Quantifying emerging drugs for very rare conditions

Kathryn Miles
, Claire Packer
, Andrew Stevens

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BACKGROUND: EU legislation is encouraging pharmaceutical companies to develop drugs for rare conditions, but their often high cost, and potential for long-term administration has led to debate about their affordability and cost-effectiveness. AIM: To investigate how many drugs are in development for very rare conditions. METHODS: We defined very rare conditions as having a prevalence of

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	291-295
Number of pages	5
Journal	QJM
Volume	100
Early online date	27 Mar 2007
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcm021
Publication status	Published - 27 Mar 2007

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