Orphan drugs

Drugs For Rare Diseases Have Become Uncommonly Rich Monopolies

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/01/17/509506836/drugs-for-rare-diseases-have-become-uncommonly-rich-monopolies

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January 17, 2017

Sarah Jane Tribble

Sydney Lupkin

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More than 30 years ago, Congress overwhelmingly passed a landmark health bill aimed at motivating pharmaceutical companies to develop new drugs for people whose rare diseases had been ignored.

High Prices For Orphan Drugs Strain Families And Insurers

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/01/17/509507035/high-prices-for-orphan-drugs-strain-families-and-insurers

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January 17, 20171:36 PM ET

Sarah Jane Tribble

Sydney Lupkin