Preliminary study on Chinese standards for defining rare diseases
10.3969/j.issn.1674-2982.2014.10.004
- VernacularTitle:我国罕见病界定标准初探
- Author:
Yongfa CHEN
;
Lin WU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Rare diseases;
Orphan drug;
Definition standards;
Legislation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Health Policy
2014;(10):16-20
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To suggest approaches for the establishment of Chinese standards for defining rare disea-ses and advance corresponding Chinese legislation. Methods:By comparing the standards for defining rare diseases in Europe, the United States, and other countries and studying key influencing factors of standards, this paper proposes suggestions for the establishment of proper Chinese standards for defining rare. Results and Conclusion:Social and e-conomic development levels, medical development levels and social security levels influence the establishment of standards. It is recommended that the national conditions should be taken into consideration and the number of pa-tients, severity of the diseases and economic indicators of orphan drugs be used to define rare diseases in China.
