Market Exclusivity for Drugs with Multiple Orphan Approvals (1983–2017) and Associated Budget Impact in the US

William V. Padula (), Sonal Parasrampuria, Mariana P. Socal, Rena M. Conti and Gerard F. Anderson
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William V. Padula: University of Southern California
Sonal Parasrampuria: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mariana P. Socal: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Rena M. Conti: Boston University Questrom School of Business
Gerard F. Anderson: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

PharmacoEconomics, 2020, vol. 38, issue 10, No 7, 1115-1121

Abstract: Abstract Objectives The Orphan Drug Act extends exclusivity of branded drugs by 7 years for each rare disease approval. By extending market exclusivity, manufacturers can forestall generic competition. We determined the prevalence of drugs with multiple orphan approvals, the duration for which manufacturers are able to maintain exclusivity using this mechanism, and the budget impact of these additional exclusivity periods on US spending on orphan drugs. Methods We analyzed a retrospective cohort of US orphan drug approvals filed between 1983 and 2017. Drug costs throughout this time period were measured using IQVIA claims data. We estimated additional years of exclusivity per drug per orphan approval using mixed-effects negative binomial regression. The budget impact analyzed potential cost-savings for exclusivity periods greater than 7 years after the initial orphan approval based on potential price reductions from the introduction of biosimilar/generic competition. Results A total of 432 branded drugs were approved for 615 orphan indications, of which 108 had multiple indications. Market exclusivity, beyond the initial 7 years, increased by 4.7 years with two orphan approvals, and there were 3.1-, 2.7-, and 2.9-year extensions for three, four, and five approvals, respectively (p 10 years through the Orphan Drug Act, thereby delaying rare disease cohorts’ access to generic/biosimilar equivalents.

Date: 2020
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