Healthy Skepticism Library item: 12369
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Publication type: news
Hirschler B.
UK Lawmakers Want Tougher, Faster Drug Appraisals
Therapeutics Daily 2008 Jan 10
http://www.therapeuticsdaily.com/news/article.cfm?contentValue=1671271&contentType=sentryarticle&channelID=33
Abstract:
Britain’s medicines advisory agency should assess all new drugs at launch but set a tougher initial cost hurdle for using them on the state health service, lawmakers said in a report on Thursday.
The proposals could add to pressure on drug prices in Britain, where the government is already renegotiating a pricing agreement with industry in a bid to get better value for money.
Since 1999, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has led the world in measuring the cost-effectiveness of new treatments, and its actions are closely …
