English Dictionary

orphan drug

名詞

アメリカ英語

A medicinal drug which is effective in the treatment of some disease(s), but which is not manufactured or marketed because the demand is insufficient to cover the costs of supply.

日本語の意味

希少疾病用医薬品 ― 市場での需要が小さいため、製造・販売が採算に合わず、経済的な理由で供給が控えられる治療用医薬品。 / 需要不足に起因し、製薬会社が商業的採算性を理由に製造・販売を積極的に行わない医薬品。

Despite limited commercial prospects, the biotech invested heavily in developing an orphan drug for a rare genetic disorder.

商業的見通しが限られているにもかかわらず、そのバイオテック企業は需要が不十分で供給コストを賄えないために製造・販売されていない希少疾病用医薬品の開発に多額の投資を行った。

意味（1）

A medicinal drug which is effective in the treatment of some disease(s), but which is not manufactured or marketed because the demand is insufficient to cover the costs of supply.

Tragically, her disease is so rare that the only effective medicine is an orphan drug.

意味（2）

(US, law) A drug as defined under the Orphan Drug Act (1983).

orphan drugs （ plural ）