Medical Definition of Orphan drug

1. A pharmaceutical that has been abandoned or neglected during its development because it is seen as having only a limited potential for profit. Often a drug which only has a limited target population or which treats a rare disease, thus limiting its financial potential. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Orphan Drug

orotundity
Oroya fever
Orozco
orphan
orphan
orphanage
orphanages
orphanages
orphaned
orphanhood
orphanhoods
orphaning
orphans
orphans' asylum
orphan disease
orphan drug (current term)
orphan drugs
orphan drug act
orphan drug production
orphan products
orphan site
orphan virus
orphan viruses
orphenadrine
orphenadrine
orphenadrine citrate
orphenadrine hydrochloride
orpheus
Orpheus
orphic

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