Orphan medicinal products in Europe and United States to cover needs of patients with rare diseases: an increased common effort is to be foreseen.

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1. Fondazione per la Ricerca Farmacologica Gianni Benzi onlus, Via Abate Eustasio, 30 – 70010, Valenzano, Italy. vg@benzifoundation.org.
2. Fondazione per la Ricerca Farmacologica Gianni Benzi onlus, Via Abate Eustasio, 30 – 70010, Valenzano, Italy.
3. Consorzio per Valutazioni Biologiche e Farmacologiche, Via L. Porta, 14 – 27100, Pavia, Italy.
4. Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri SpA SB, Via Salvatore Maugeri, 4 – 27100, Pavia, Italy.