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Orphan Drugs Designated in 2003

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By Mary Kugler, R.N., About.com

Updated: December 29, 2003

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sodium pyruvate
Treatment of cystic fibrosis
Date designated: 3/31/2003

Cellular Sciences, Inc.
84 Park Avenue
P.O. Box 968
Flemington, NJ 08822

suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA)
Treatment of multiple myeloma
Date designated: 6/12/2003

Aton Pharma, Inc.
777 Old Saw Mill River Road
Tarrytown, NY 10591-6717

tezacitabine
Treatment of cancer of the esophagus and stomach
Date designated: 1/27/2003

Chiron Corporation
4560 Horton Street
Emeryville, CA 94608-2916

tinidazole
Treatment of amebiasis (type of infection)
Date designated: 8/20/2003

Presutti Laboratories, Inc.
1607 N. Douglas Avenue
Arlington Heights, IL 60004

tranilast (trade name: Rizaben)
Treatment of malignant glioma (brain tumor)
Date designated: 12/2/2003

Angiogen Pharmaceuticals, Pty. Ltd.
Level 31, ABN AMRO Tower
88 Phillip Street
Sydney, NSW 2000

tretinoin (trade name: ATRA-IV)
Treatment of T-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Date designated: 4/11/2003

Antigenics, Inc.
34 Commerce Way
Woburn, MA 01801

vapreotide pamoate (trade name: Sanvar)
Treatment of acromegaly
Date designated: 11/4/2003

H3 Pharma, Inc.
666 Sherbrooke Street West, Suite 1400
Montreal, Quebec

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