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Abbey S. Meyers

See also Orphan Drugs under Medical & Life Sciences.

  • Congressional Record, V. 149, PT. 9, May 14, 2003 to May 21, 2003 - May 19 page 12115 available on FDSys or in print

  • Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 156 (Tuesday, October 16, 2007). Extensions of Remarks. Page E2152.  TRIBUTE TO ABBEY MEYERS.  From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office.  Print on Level 6 of State Library

  • "3. The Food and Drug Administration’s Orphan Drug Program: Drug Development for Rare and Neglected Diseases and Individualized Therapies: Workshop Summary. Institute of Medicine (US) Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation.  Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2009.  Connect to http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK50977 

  • "WHERE TO DRAW THE BOTTOM LINE: FINANCIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN CLINICAL RESEARCH." by Fran Pollner The NIH Catalyst STLib Fed Docs HE 20.3061:v/no 

NIH Search results:

The Food and Drug Administration’s Orphan Drug Program ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK50974/

... a powerful political movement founded by grassroots organizer Abbey Meyers. ... The Orphan Drug Act is working well through the core activities of ...

The NIH Catalyst, September-October 2000

www.nih.gov/catalyst/2000/00.09.01/page1.html

Abbey Meyers, National Organization for Rare Disorders. The central questions posed to conference participants revolved around where to draw the line ...

NINDS Celebrates the Research Accomplishments of Roscoe Brady

nihrecord.nih.gov/newsletters/12_10_2002/story06.htm

NINDS Celebrates the Research Accomplishments of Roscoe Brady. By Shannon E. Garnett. Photos By Bill Branson. NINDS recently sponsored a scientific ...

Special Emphasis Panel of the National Institutes of ...

rarediseases.info.nih.gov/asp/html/reports/fy1999/sep.html

Abbey Meyers Executive Director The National Organization for Rare Disorders P.O. Box 8923 New Fairfield, CT 06812. Alan N. Moshell, M.D. Director, ...

NOT at State Library

  • Special Emphasis Panel of the National Institutes of Health on the Coordination of Rare Diseases Research http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/asp/html/reports/fy1999/sep.html

  • Abbey Meyers: The "Mother" of Invention. Pharmaceutical Executive. Oct 01, 2011  By Jennifer Ringler

  • Printout given to patron http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/archive/nhrpac/meyers.pdf

  • Forwarded Letters of Abbey Meyers - printout given to patron  http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/dailys/04/july04/072204/03P-0039-emc00001-01.pdf

  • NORD. A beacon of hope for people with rare disorders - printout given to patron - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2994497/pdf/rt-2010-1-e13.pdf

  • The Center for Rare and Neglected Diseases at the University of Notre Dame http://www3.nd.edu/~crnd/CTSS7Dunkle.htm

  • Rare Diseases in the Age of Health 2.0.   By Rajeev K. Bali, Lodewijk Bos, Michael Christopher Gibbons, Simon R. Ibell.  p.133 has timeline that includes major accomplishments by NORD https://books.google.com/books?id=F-a9BAAAQBAJ&lpg=PA133&ots=eHiTuiA6Q5&dq=%22Abbey%20Meyers%22%20NORD&pg=PA133#v=onepage&q=%22Abbey%20Meyers%22%20NORD&f=false

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