This statistic displays the share of orphan medicines approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) between 2019 and 2022 which were available to patients in selected European countries as of January 5, 2024. According to the data, 89 percent of approved orphan medicines were available to patients in Germany, followed by 71 percent in Italy.
Percentage of orphan drugs approved by the EMA available to patients in Europe as of 2024, by country
63 orphan drug products were approved by the European Medicines Agency between 2019 and 2022. In most countries, availability equates to granting of access to the reimbursement list, except in DK, FI, LU, NO, SE some hospital products are not covered by the general reimbursement scheme. * Country did not complete a full dataset and therefore availability may be unrepresentative. ** In Spain, the WAIT analysis does not identify those medicinal products being accessible earlier in conformity with Spain's Royal Decree 1015/2009 relating to Medicines in Special Situations.
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