21 USC 360dd: Open protocols for investigations of drugs for rare diseases or conditions
Text contains those laws in effect on May 16, 2024
From Title 21-FOOD AND DRUGSCHAPTER 9-FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACTSUBCHAPTER V-DRUGS AND DEVICESPart B-Drugs for Rare Diseases or Conditions
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§360dd. Open protocols for investigations of drugs for rare diseases or conditions
If a drug is designated under section 360bb of this title as a drug for a rare disease or condition and if notice of a claimed exemption under section 355(i) of this title or regulations issued thereunder is filed for such drug, the Secretary shall encourage the sponsor of such drug to design protocols for clinical investigations of the drug which may be conducted under the exemption to permit the addition to the investigations of persons with the disease or condition who need the drug to treat the disease or condition and who cannot be satisfactorily treated by available alternative drugs.
(June 25, 1938, ch. 675, §528, as added