Which of the following statement best describes an Orphan drug: (A) It is a drug which acts on orphan receptors, (B) It is a very cheap drug, (C) It is a drug which has no therapeutic use, (D) It is a drug declared for treatment of prevention of a rare disease
Answer is D. Ref-KDT 6/e p6 Orphan drugs are used for rare diseases. Eg.erythroprotein for the treatment of anemia in patient with chronic renal failure