Record number of orphan product grants. (Updates) From: FDA Consumer | Date: December 1, 1986 | COPYRIGHT 1986 U.S. Government Printing Office. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Record Number of Orphan Product Grants

FDA has awarded 21 grants for the development of orphan drugs and other products during the 1987 fiscal year that began Oct. 1. That's the largest number for any year since the orphan products program began in 1982. The awards were made by FDA's Office of Orphan Products Development. An orphan product is one intended to treat rare disorders and thus has little likelihood of commercial development.

Among the projects receiving grants are studies of zinc in the maintenance therapy of Wilson's disease (a disorder in ...

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