Efforts to create an ultra-rare disease designation and related incentives seem to have hit a roadblock at the US Food and Drug Administration.
Push To Create Ultra-Rare Orphan Drug Designation Finds Resistance At US FDA
Agency officials don’t think a new definition or incentives will fix the issues related to development in rare diseases with only a handful of patients, as advocates continue pushing the idea.
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