US FDA's Orphan Drug Designation Reviews Often Don't Include Regulatory Histories, GAO Says
Executive Summary
Lack of information may mean FDA cannot conduct a thorough review, but HHS argues that products usually are very early in development and therefore don't have a regulatory history to document.
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