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orphan drug

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 15.12.2025

Meanings

mõne haruldase haiguse (harvikhaiguse) ravis tarvitatav ravim

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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 722284 Last modified 11.07.2006
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Domain pharmacology - toxicology
harva kasutatav ravim preferred
orphan medicinal product preferred
  • some conditions occur so infrequently that the cost of developing and bringing to the market a medicinal product to diagnose, prevent or treat the condition would not be recovered by the expected sales of the medicinal product; the pharmaceutical industry would be unwilling to develop the medicinal product under normal market conditions; these medicinal products are called "orphan"
  • orphan drug - non commercially feasible drug
harva kasutatav ravim preferred
orphan medicinal product preferred
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  • For the purposes of this Regulation: (a) "medicinal product" means a medicinal product for human use, as defined in Article 2 of Directive 65/65/EEC; (b) "orphan medicinal product" means a medicinal product designated as such under the terms and conditions of this Regulation ...

Keemiaterminite baas

ID 1151609 Last modified 15.12.2025
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  • farmaatsiapreparaat, mis on eriliselt määratud mingi haruldase ja ebamajandusliku meditsiinilise näidustuse raviks
  • pharmaceutical agent that has been approved specifically to treat a rare and commercially unfavourable medical condition
orphan drug

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