A 2018 Orphan Drug Report shows continuing unmet medical need is set to fuel the growth of the worldwide orphan drug market with sales predicted to grow at over 11% a year to $262bn by 2024.
By 2024, orphan drugs will represent over a fifth of the worldwide prescription market.
Despite a slowdown in pricing, the report shows that the mean cost per patient per year still managed to hit $147,308 in 2017, more than four times the mean cost for non-orphan drugs at $30,708.
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