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Orphan drugs and where to launch them: The keys to Europe’s forgotten territories

Pharmaceutical Technology

Despite this high number, orphan diseases are rare by definition, affecting around one in 2,000 people as defined by the European Union. Due to the high price tags associated with these speciality medicines, innovators have naturally favoured big markets with high GDP such as the US and EU-5 (Germany, France, Spain, Italy, and the UK). “The

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Oslo Medicines Initiative asks how to balance innovation incentivisation with security of access

pharmaphorum

Access to medicines is “one of the most challenging policy areas in every country in the European region” – it’s time to develop a solution that works for everyone. In recent years, revolutionary medicines have come with price tags to match, but this is simply a symptom of our current model.