Some Numbers behind Canada's Decision to Adopt an Orphan Drug Policy: US Orphan Drug Approvals in Canada, 1997–2012

We examined whether access to US-approved orphan drugs in Canada has changed between 1997 (when Canada chose not to adopt an orphan drug policy) and 2012 (when Canada reversed its policy decision). Specifically, we looked at two dimensions of access to US-approved orphan drugs in Canada: (1) regulat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Herder, Matthew, Krahn, Timothy Mark
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Longwoods Publishing 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4872554/