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Descriptor English:   Exceptional Drugs 
Descriptor Spanish:   Medicamentos Excepcionales 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Medicamentos Excepcionais 
Synonyms English:   Drugs of Exceptional Dispensation Character
Orphan Drugs
Drugs for Rare Diseases  
Tree Number:   VS2.002.001.014
Definition English:   High cost drugs or drugs that become too expensive to be supported by the population. Most are driven for chronic diseases and some treatments last for a lifetime. They are used on an outpatient basis. 
Record Number:   51446 

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