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
Rationale: 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 devel-ops 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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