This statistic depicts the number of orphan drugs in the U.S. that were protected by patents or other distinctions as of 2018, by duration of patents or orphan drug exclusivity. According to the data, among those drugs that were still protected by ODE (orphan drug exclusivity) and patent exclusivity, 156 had patents that were longer than their orphan drug exclusivity.
Number of orphan drugs with patent protection and orphan drug exclusivity in the U.S. as of 2018, by duration
ODE = orphan drug exclusivity.
Patent protection includes other forms of market exclusivity (e.g., pediatric extension, 505(b)(2)). Comparison of
latest patent and earliest orphan exclusivity dates as the determination of longer duration.
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IQVIA. (December 17, 2018). Number of orphan drugs with patent protection and orphan drug exclusivity in the U.S. as of 2018, by duration [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/979775/orphan-drug-patient-protections-and-exclusivity-us-by-duration/
IQVIA. "Number of orphan drugs with patent protection and orphan drug exclusivity in the U.S. as of 2018, by duration." Chart. December 17, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/979775/orphan-drug-patient-protections-and-exclusivity-us-by-duration/
IQVIA. (2018). Number of orphan drugs with patent protection and orphan drug exclusivity in the U.S. as of 2018, by duration. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/979775/orphan-drug-patient-protections-and-exclusivity-us-by-duration/
IQVIA. "Number of Orphan Drugs with Patent Protection and Orphan Drug Exclusivity in The U.S. as of 2018, by Duration." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/979775/orphan-drug-patient-protections-and-exclusivity-us-by-duration/
IQVIA, Number of orphan drugs with patent protection and orphan drug exclusivity in the U.S. as of 2018, by duration Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/979775/orphan-drug-patient-protections-and-exclusivity-us-by-duration/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of orphan drugs with patent protection and orphan drug exclusivity in the U.S. as of 2018, by duration [Graph], IQVIA, December 17, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/979775/orphan-drug-patient-protections-and-exclusivity-us-by-duration/
