Purchases of Orphan Drug to Treat Hormone Deficiency Limited

by Admin | May 23, 2013 9:57 am

May 23, 2013—The manufacturer of the only FDA-approved orphan drug for children with a rare hormone deficiency that causes short stature is limiting purchases due to an imminent halt in production.

The Office of Pharmacy Affairs (OPA) posted the notice[1] by Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, the maker of the drug Increlex, on its website’s home page on May 22. 

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  1. posted the notice: http://www.hrsa.gov/opa/programrequirements/manufacturerletters/2013/ipsenletter.pdf
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