orphan drug en · NOUN
Meanings
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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.
Tragically, her disease is so rare that the only effective medicine is an orphan drug.
- (US) A drug as defined under the Orphan Drug Act (1983).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| orphan drugs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (15)
fr médicament orphelin (Translations) · tr yetim ilaç (Translations) · nl weesgeneesmiddel (Translations) · ru орфанные препараты (Translations) · vi thuốc mồ côi (Translations) · cmn 孤兒藥 /孤儿药 (Translations) · pt medicamento órfão (Translations) · sv särläkemedel (Translations) · ja 希少疾病用医薬品 (Translations) · ro medicament orfan (Translations) · fi orpolääke (Translations) · it farmaco orfano (Translations) · el ορφανό φάρμακο (Translations) · de Orphan-Arzneimittel (Translations) · es medicamento huérfano (Translations)