This statistic displays the number of accepted orphan designations per year in the United States from 2003 to 2023. In 2017, there were 477 orphan designations accepted, a record number so far. Orphan drugs are used to target rare diseases or disorders, which in the United States is defined as less than 200,000 patients. The development of orphan drugs are currently incentivized in the United States through the Orphan Drug Act of 1983.
Annual number of accepted orphan designations in the United States from 2003 to 2023
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Food and Drug Administration. (January 18, 2024). Annual number of accepted orphan designations in the United States from 2003 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/373412/number-orphan-designations-accepted-in-the-us/
Food and Drug Administration. "Annual number of accepted orphan designations in the United States from 2003 to 2023." Chart. January 18, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/373412/number-orphan-designations-accepted-in-the-us/
Food and Drug Administration. (2024). Annual number of accepted orphan designations in the United States from 2003 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/373412/number-orphan-designations-accepted-in-the-us/
Food and Drug Administration. "Annual Number of Accepted Orphan Designations in The United States from 2003 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jan 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/373412/number-orphan-designations-accepted-in-the-us/
Food and Drug Administration, Annual number of accepted orphan designations in the United States from 2003 to 2023 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/373412/number-orphan-designations-accepted-in-the-us/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Annual number of accepted orphan designations in the United States from 2003 to 2023 [Graph], Food and Drug Administration, January 18, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/373412/number-orphan-designations-accepted-in-the-us/
