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Survey Reports Latest in Pharmaceuticals for Children

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, May 23rd, 2000

A new survey by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) found 217 medicines and vaccines in development for children.

The survey also found that 25 medicines for children have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the past year, and that companies will soon begin clinical trials on an additional 52 potential medicines for children.

The survey found 48 medicines in development for cancer, the leading disease killer of children; 14 for asthma, which has seen both rising death rates and increased incidence among children in the past decade; nine for AIDS and AIDS-related disorders, which have afflicted some...

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