Patients in Scotland will gain access to Vertex’s cystic fibrosis drugs Orkambi and Symkevi, after the company signed an access agreement with health officials.
Pharma stocks fell yesterday after an early draft of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s plan to reduce drug prices was made public, which could curb prices on the 250 most expensive drugs.
Novartis’ Kymriah has become the first CAR-T available to NHS patients across the UK after Scotland’s medicines cost-effectiveness body recommended funding in an aggressive form of lymphoma
NICE has recommended the NHS should fund Novartis’ Luxturna for a rare eye disorder, after the company agreed a discount from the list price of more than £613,000 per patient.
A pharma company’s core mission is to improve patient outcomes. This hinges on effectively influencing HCP clinical behaviour and driving disease education.