The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) process for single technology appraisals (STA) has been established for many years with clear cost effectiveness thresholds.
Novartis is appealing against a High Court ruling that it is lawful for the NHS to prescribe Roche’s Avastin (bevacizumab) in an unlicensed use in wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
NICE has rejected CSL Behring’s alpha1-proteinase inhibitor Respreeza for treating genetic emphysema in draft guidance, saying that it would cost a massive £8 million to give a patient a ye
Representatives of NHS England and cystic fibrosis drug company Vertex are to meet on Thursday to try and resolve a two-year impasse over access to life-changing medications.
NICE has said Novartis’ CAR-T therapy Kymriah cannot be funded by the NHS in adults with an aggressive form of lymphoma, calling for further discussions to get the drug on to the market.
A pharma company’s core mission is to improve patient outcomes. This hinges on effectively influencing HCP clinical behaviour and driving disease education.