In the United States, drugs that treat diseases affecting 200,000 people or fewer are called:
A) orphan drugs
B) OTC drugs
C) scheduled drugs
D) controlled substances
A) orphan drugs
Orphan drugs treat fewer than 200,000 people in the United States. The government offers special incentives for their development and marketing, including tax breaks and a 7-year monopoly on their sale by the company that develops them. OTC drugs are simply over-the-counter drugs, and scheduled drugs are listed in the five drug schedules, which list controlled substances and how they may be used.
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