Public Law 97-414

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Public Law 97-414 is the U.S. federal statute commonly known as the Orphan Drug Act of 1983, which incentivizes the development of treatments for rare diseases through benefits such as market exclusivity and tax credits.

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instanceOf Orphan Drug Act
United States federal statute
administeredBy Office of Orphan Products Development NERFINISHED
U.S. Food and Drug Administration NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Orphan Drug Act of 1983 NERFINISHED
amends Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act NERFINISHED
appliesTo biological products for rare diseases
drugs for rare diseases
beneficiary drug sponsors developing orphan drugs
patients with rare diseases
congressNumber 97th United States Congress NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateSigned 1983-01-04
definesTerm orphan drug
rare disease
effect financial incentives for sponsors of orphan drugs
increased number of approved orphan drugs
eligibilityCriterion disease affecting fewer than 200,000 persons in the United States
no reasonable expectation of recovering development costs from U.S. sales
enactedBy United States Congress
establishes orphan drug designation process
hasComponent orphan drug market exclusivity provision
orphan drug tax credit
orphan product grants program
historicalContext early 1980s concern about lack of treatments for rare diseases
inForce true
legalCitation 96 Stat. 2049
marketExclusivityDuration 7 years
officeOfSigner President of the United States NERFINISHED
policyArea health law
pharmaceutical regulation
rare disease policy
primaryPurpose to encourage development of drugs for rare diseases
to provide incentives for orphan drug development
providesIncentive grant funding for clinical research
market exclusivity
tax credits for clinical testing
waiver or reduction of FDA user fees
publicLawNumber 97-414
regulatoryBody Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research NERFINISHED
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research NERFINISHED
sectorImpacted biotechnology industry
pharmaceutical industry
shortName Orphan Drug Act NERFINISHED
signedBy Ronald Reagan
title An Act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to facilitate the development of drugs for rare diseases and conditions, and for other purposes
yearEnacted 1983

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Orphan Drug Act of 1983 legalCitation Public Law 97-414