NHS England has announced a new £340 million (US$481 million) Innovative Medicines Fund, as the country grapples with the issue of bringing ultra-pricey specialist medicines to patients on the country’s taxpayer-funded health care system.
The U.K. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) said devices used to repair paravalvular leak around replaced mitral or aortic valves should only be used in studies because of a limited set of data on efficacy.
NICE has said “no” to regular NHS funding for a rare disease gene therapy from Orchard Therapeutics Ltd. in draft guidance – although experience from Novartis AG’s pricey Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec) for spinal muscular atrophy shows this could change. That’s because this week NICE published final guidance that recommends funding for Zolgensma, thought to be the world’s most expensive drug, after an initial rejection late last year.
LONDON – The U.K. is setting up a service for developers and users of artificial intelligence (AI) to provide a single source of advice covering all requirements for the technology, from clinical research to regulatory scrutiny, health technology evaluation and through to commissioning.
LONDON – The U.K. health technology assessment agency, NICE, has called for a halt to the use of transvaginal laser therapy in the treatment of urinary stress incontinence and vaginal atrophy, saying there is not enough evidence of long-term safety, or proof that the procedures are effective.
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