If I told you that over 50% of the new novel drugs approved in 2023 are used to treat rare conditions, would you believe me? Well, you should as the chart below shows that 51% (28 of 55) of the novel drugs approved by the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) last year were […]
According to an updated post on the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) webpage, there were twelve Biologics License Applications (BLAs) approved for products that had orphan drug (OD) status. Just to cite a few: Two were for treatment of sickle cell disease (SCD). One was for enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) in adult and […]
Everyone knows that I am not a lawyer; I’m just a regulatory geek. But in the case of Catalyst Pharmaceuticals v. FDA and Jacobus in an orphan drug dispute, where the case rested on whether the phrase “same disease or condition” is ambiguous, there are few things that confuse me. The central issue is the […]
