Orphan Drug Designation For Remdesivir Is 'Consistent' With Precedent, Former FDA Lawyer Says
Executive Summary
Attorney who drafted Orphan Drug Act implementing regs says companies need incentive to develop a treatment that may not be available until crisis passes; KEI is mulling citizen petition to request revocation of the designation for Gilead's investigational COVID-19 product.
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