| Publication Type |
Journal Article |
| School or College |
S. J. Quinney College of Law |
| Department |
Law |
| Creator |
Flynn, John J. |
| Title |
Orphan Drug Act: an unconstitutional exercise of the patent power |
| Date |
1992 |
| Description |
In 1983, Congress adopted the Orphan Drug Act (the "Act") pursuant to its power to regulate interstate and foreign commerce to stimulate research and development of drugs useful in treating relatively rare diseases.1 The cost of drug research and complying with the complex requirements for securing governmental approval to market drugs left many illnesses "orphans. |
| Type |
Text |
| Publisher |
Utah Law Review |
| Volume |
1992 |
| Issue |
2 |
| First Page |
389 |
| Last Page |
447 |
| Subject |
Health Care; Drugs; Medicine; Medical treatment |
| Subject LCSH |
Drugs; Medical care; United States. Orphan Drug Act |
| Language |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
Flynn, J. J. (1992). The Orphan Drug Act: An Unconstitutional Exercise of the Patent Power. Utah Law Review 1992(2), 389-447. |
| Rights Management |
(c) Utah Law Review |
| Format Medium |
application/pdf |
| Format Extent |
3,448,374 Bytes |
| Identifier |
ir-main, |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6fj30zr |
| Setname |
ir_uspace |
| ID |
703502 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6fj30zr |
