Meaning of orphan drug | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A medicinal drug which is effective in the treatment of some disease(s), but which is not manufactured or marketed because the demand is insufficient to cover the costs of supply.
2. A drug as defined under the Orphan Drug Act (1983).
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Examples

“Tragically, her disease is so rare that the only effective medicine is an orphan drug.”

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