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A Temporary Extension for the Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher with a Longer-Term Extension in Sight?

FDA Law Blog

By Mark A. Tobolowsky — The Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher program has had a bit of a tumultuous history in its 12 short years of existence. Designed to incentivize the development of drugs for pediatric rare diseases where such development may not otherwise have occurred, vouchers may be granted for drugs for serious or life-threatening rare diseases where the serious or life-threatening manifestations primarily affect individuals aged from birth to 18 years.