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EU orphan designations
Every medicine the European Commission has designated as an orphan medicine for a rare disease, on the EMA's recommendation, with its current status.
Source: European Medicines Agency, orphan designations data (reproduced with acknowledgement of the source).
Synced 10 Nov 2026
3,310Orphan designations listed
2,201Currently active
114Designated in the last 12 months
1,073Withdrawn or expired
01
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Every row is copied from the EMA's orphan designations data, reproduced with acknowledgement of the source. Each substance links to its official EMA page.
- EMA orphan designations data (JSON report) ↗ active substance, intended use, EU designation number, date of designation, status and the link to each designation page
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