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Rare diseases and orphan products : accelerating research and development / Committee on Accelerating Rare Diseases Research and Orphan Product Development, Board on Health Sciences Policy ; Marilyn J. Field and Thomas F. Boat, editors ; Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : National Academies Press,
Descriptionxxi, 420 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Orphan drugs.
Drugs--Design.
Rare diseases--Treatment.
Orphan Drug Production--Evaluation Studies.
Rare Diseases--drug therapy --Evaluation Studies.
Drug Discovery--Evaluation Studies.
Drug Evaluation--Evaluation Studies.
Health Policy--Evaluation Studies.
Policy Making--Evaluation Studies.
Other author/creatorField, Marilyn J. (Marilyn Jane)
Other author/creatorBoat, Thomas F.
Other author/creatorInstitute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Accelerating Rare Diseases Research and Orphan Product Development.
Other author/creatorNational Academies Press (U.S.)
Contents Profile of rare diseases -- Regulatory framework for drugs for rare diseases -- Discovery research for rare diseases and orphan product development -- Development of new therapeutic drugs and biologics for rare diseases -- Coverage and reimbursement : incentives and disincentives for product development -- Medical devices : research and development for rare diseases -- Toward an integrated approach to accelerating research and product development for rare diseases.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 249-282) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Other formsAlso available in Open Book format via the National Academies Press home page.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010052788
ISBN9780309158060 (pbk.)
ISBN0309158060 (pbk.)
ISBN9780309158077 (pdf)
ISBN0309158079 (pdf)

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