The Orphan Drug Backlash

The Orphan Drug Act of 1983 was supposed to provide incentives for private industry to develop needed, but unprofitable, drugs to treat rare diseases. It has done so, but not without eliciting controversy

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 288 Issue 5This article was originally published with the title “The Orphan Drug Backlash” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 288 No. 5 ()
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican052003-gcpGZ8PJuUW7IX2yb6RgX