This statistic displays the average cost per patient using orphan drugs per year in the U.S. from 2014 to 2018. In 2014, patients using orphan drugs accumulated average yearly costs of 128,063 U.S. dollars. Orphan drugs are used to target rare diseases or disorders, which in the United States is defined as less than 200,000 patients. The development of orphan drugs are currently incentivized in the United States through the Orphan Drug Act of 1983.
Average annual cost of orphan drugs per patient from 2014 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars)*
* Including the top 100 products.
* Products that have orphan and non-orphan drug
designations and are expected to generate less than 50% of their sales in 2018 and 2024 from
their orphan-designated indication/s, are excluded from this statistic. This has led to the exclusion
of therapies such as Avastin, Opdivo, Enbrel, Herceptin, Humira and Remicade.
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Evaluate. (April 25, 2019). Average annual cost of orphan drugs per patient from 2014 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 22, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/373353/average-cost-for-orphan-drugs-per-patient-per-year/
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Evaluate. (2019). Average annual cost of orphan drugs per patient from 2014 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/373353/average-cost-for-orphan-drugs-per-patient-per-year/
Evaluate. "Average Annual Cost of Orphan Drugs per Patient from 2014 to 2018 (in U.S. Dollars)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/373353/average-cost-for-orphan-drugs-per-patient-per-year/
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