2 resultados para Orphan drug
em BORIS: Bern Open Repository and Information System - Berna - Suiça
Resumo:
Arzneimittel für seltene Krankheiten (orphan drugs) lassen sich unter normalen Marktbedingungen kaum kostendeckend erforschen, entwickeln und vermarkten, was zu einem Mangel an geeigneten Therapien und zugelassenen Arzneimitteln für seltene Krankheiten führt. Um den fortdauernden Ausschluss von betroffenen Patienten vom medizinischen Fortschritt zu verhindern und die Defizite in der Erforschung und Entwicklung von orphan drugs zu beseitigen, schuf die Europäische Union – nach US-amerikanischem Vorbild – ein Anreizsystem. Der vorliegende Beitrag erläutert die regulatorischen Rahmenbedingungen für orphan drugs in der EU und zeigt auf, dass die Schweiz in der Schaffung günstiger Rahmenbedingungen für Patientinnen und Patienten, die an einer seltenen Krankheit leiden, anderen Ländern um Jahre hinter her hinkt, sich aber allmählich etwas tut.
Resumo:
While the safety and availability of medicinal products for the majority of adult patients has steadily improved in recent decades, for children and people suffering from rare diseases (orphan diseases) there is a lack of approved medicinal products for these patient populations. Since the research and development of medicinal products is associated with high costs, the costs for paediatric medicinal products and medicines for rare diseases (orphan drugs) may barely be covered under normal market conditions due to the small patient populations. In order to prevent the continued exclusion of children and persons suffering from rare diseases from medical progress and to eliminate the deficits in the research and development of medicinal products for these patient groups, the European Union created, along the lines of the U.S. model, a system of incentives and constraints. Since 2000, under Regulation (EC) No. 141/2000 (Orphan Drug Regulation) there has been an incentive system to encourage the research and development of orphan drugs. With the goal of improving the health of children in Europe, Regulation (EC) No. 1901/2006 (Paediatric Regulation) combines economic incentives with the requirement to conduct paediatric studies. This article explains and comments on the specific regulatory framework for orphan drugs and paediatric medicinal products in the European Union.