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Recent, Upcoming FDA Efforts Address Rare, 'Neglected' Diseases
The FDA's new rare disease review group will hold its first public hearing on Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss how to expand efforts to develop treatments for rare diseases that affect fewer than 200,000 people, Reuters. "The new rare disease review group is part of a broadened effort to encourage companies to spend more money on the more than 6,000 rare diseases identified," Reuters writes, adding that the FDA "already offer[s] companies grants and guaranties seven years of market exclusivity for drugs that treat rare diseases."
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