Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 8 November 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Evaluating Orphan Drugs: Discussion (Resumed)

9:00 am

Mr. Shaun Flanagan:

My understanding is that the FDA is fairly inclined to say "yes" to medicines. In relation to Translarna I know it was not its first look by the FDA. In fact, the actual current look by the FDA was an appeal by PTC Therapeutics against a previous refusal to accept an application.

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