Rare Diseases: Research
Commons · Question 34676 · Tabled 28 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to strengthen the Orphan drug regulations to encourage research into rare diseases.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 7 Mar 2025
The Human Medicines Regulations include specific incentives to support orphan medicines, designed to encourage the development of medicines for rare diseases. The regulations enable the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to grant o...