Washington, D.C., October 18, 2018— Despite a record-breaking number of new approvals, orphan drugs remain a nominal part of overall drug spending, accounting for only 9.6% of total sales in the U.S. in 2017, according to a new study released today by the IQVIA Institute. The study… Read More
Washington, D.C., October 3, 2018—The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), the leading independent nonprofit organization representing the 30 million Americans with rare diseases, today is celebrating five years of patient registry success with the announcement of a new multi-stakeholder model of engagement in collaboration with the Foundation for Prader-Willi… Read More
Washington, D.C., September 25, 2018 – The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) announced today it is enhancing its Rare Disease Database which serves as a valuable source of information for patients, families and caregivers in need of easy to understand language on rare diseases that are frequently… Read More
Washington, D.C., September 11, 2018—The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), the leading independent nonprofit organization representing the 30 million Americans with rare diseases, has announced the addition of ten new rare disease registries, made possible through a multi-year grant award from Shire.
NORD’s IAMRARETM Registry Program provides a web-based tool… Read More
Washington, D.C., August 15, 2018 – The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), the leading independent nonprofit organization representing the 30 million Americans with rare diseases, and Healthline Media, the second largest health information site with 90 million monthly visitors, have announced the recipients of the… Read More