title: The Orphan Drug Act and the Federal Government's Orphan Products Development Program.
abstract: Through the combined efforts of agencies and organizations in the public and private sector, drugs have been made available that would not have been at hand without a specific focus on the orphan drug issue. It is anticipated that these cooperative efforts will continue beyond the first enthusiastic burst engendered by the inception of new and interesting activities.
mesh_terms: D004345:Drug Industry; D005380:Financing, Government / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007880:Legislation, Drug; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration