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Tekoälykääntäjä
Kuvat 1
KieliKäännökset
espanjamedicamento huérfano
italiafarmaco orfano
japani希少疾病用医薬品
kreikkaορφανό φάρμακο (orfanó fármako)
portugalimedicamento órfão
ranskamédicament orphelin
saksaOrphan-Arzneimittel
turkkiyetim ilaç

Määritelmät

Substantiivi

  1. A medicinal drug which is effective in the treatment of some disease(s), but which is not manufactured or marketed because the demand is insufficient to cover the costs of supply.
  2. (US, law) A drug as defined under the Orphan Drug Act (1983).

Esimerkit

  • Tragically, her disease is so rare that the only effective medicine is an orphan drug.

Taivutusmuodot

Monikkoorphan drugs

Luokat


A medicinal drug which is effective in the treatment of some disease(s), but which is not manufactured or marketed because the demand is insufficient to cover the costs of supply.

Rosuvastatin (brand name Crestor) is an example of a drug that received Orphan Drug funding but was later marketed to a large consumer base.