Thursday, May 8, 2014

Shining a light in the black box of orphan drug pricing

Shining a light in the black box of orphan drug pricing.
Eline Picavet, Thomas Morel, David Cassiman and Steven Simoens; Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2014, 9:62 doi:10.1186/1750-1172-9-62

This study has shown that prices of orphan drugs are influenced by factors such as the availability of an alternative drug treatment, repurposing, etc. Current debate about the affordability of orphan drugs highlights the need for more transparency in orphan drug price setting.

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