The channels by which special drugs and foodstuffs are imported into Taiwan have never been very open. Not only are prices high and goods slow to arrive, but also with the small size of the market, low profit margins, and the amount of work involved, importers have shown little interest in importing orphan drugs.
一直以來，台灣引進特殊藥物、營養品的管道不暢通，不但價格昂貴、速度慢，藥商在人口少、利潤薄、麻煩多的情況下，進口孤兒藥的意願低落。