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Assessing the economic challenges posed by orphan drugs: A comment on Drummond et al.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 June 2007

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To the Editor:

In a recent study in this Journal, Drummond and colleagues (5) attempt to address the question “Whether the standard methods of HTA are adequate for assisting decisions on patient access to and funding of orphan drugs” before proposing “a research agenda to help understand the societal value of orphan drugs and issues surrounding their development, funding, and use.”

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 23 , Issue 3 , July 2007 , pp. 397 - 401
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© 2007 Cambridge University Press

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