15 Jan2015
Orphan Drugs in the EU: A Record-Breaking Year
By Michael Mezher
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended 17 drugs with orphan product designation for approval in 2014, the most ever in a single year.
This is much higher than the average of 6.75 per year between 2010 and 2013 and is a significant increase from 2013, when EMA recommended 11 products with orphan designation for approval.