5) Henry Waxman & Orrin Hatch - Author and cosponsors of the Orphan Drug Act (ODA)
Representative Henry Waxman was the principal author of the original 1983 Orphan Drug Act (ODA). Senator Orrin Hatch was a co-sponsor and champion of the ODA. The ODA provided the first meaningful incentives to sponsors to develop needed medical products for the estimated 25 million Americans with rare diseases, defined under the ODA as diseases or conditions that affect fewer than 200,000 people in the United States. Fewer than 10 products supported by industry for rare diseases came to market between 1973 and 1983. Since its passage over 400 products for rare diseases have been approved.
For more information visit www.fda.gov/orphan.
5) Henry Waxman & Orrin Hatch - Author and cosponsors of the Orphan Drug Act (ODA)
Representative Henry Waxman was the principal author of the original 1983 Orphan Drug Act (ODA). Senator Orrin Hatch was a co-sponsor and champion of the ODA. The ODA provided the first meaningful incentives to sponsors to develop needed medical products for the estimated 25 million Americans with rare diseases, defined under the ODA as diseases or conditions that affect fewer than 200,000 people in the United States. Fewer than 10 products supported by industry for rare diseases came to market between 1973 and 1983. Since its passage over 400 products for rare diseases have been approved.
For more information visit www.fda.gov/orphan.