title: What Is the Purpose of the Orphan Drug Act?
abstract: Matthew Herder suggests it may be time to re-examine the purpose of the U.S. Orphan Drug Act.
authors.affiliation: Health Law Institute, Faculties of Medicine and Law, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Herder
mesh_terms: D017277:Drug Approval / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D009965:Orphan Drug Production / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000178:diet therapy*; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration