English Explanatory Dictionary

orphan drug

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. A drug as defined under the Orphan Drug Act (1983).

Word forms

orphan drug orphan drugs

Related words

orphan disease
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