Whatis

AELMHU?

We are a non-profit association made up of pharmaceutical companies, specialised in rare diseases, that are committed to discovering, researching, developing and commercialising innovative therapies that improve the lives of patients and their families.

AccessReport

AELMHU prepares, on a quarterly and annual basis,
reports on access to orphan drugs in Spain.

Check here for our latest update

NEWS

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With the aim of highlighting the benefits of orphan therapies, not only for patients and their families, but also in economic terms for the health system, the document "Differential aspects of orphan therapies" has been presented in ... Read more


AELMHU presents its 2025 Awards to recognize excellence and commitment to rare diseases


AELMHU meets with Ibero-American rare disease patient associations

Report on Clinical Trials for Rare Diseases in 2024

AELMHU at the PERTE for Vanguard Health

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INTERVIEWS


NET Spain: a decade of giving voice to patients with neuroendocrine tumors


Familial chylomicronemia: challenges and approach to this rare disease

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What is an orphan drug?

Orphan drugs ( ODM) are innovative treatments, many of them of biotechnological origin, intended to establish a diagnosis, prevent or treat patients with rare or minority diseases for which there is no therapeutic alternative.