While this expansion of coverage probably won't counter the erosion from bio-similars, it is good news for Merck's non-US operations. We will keep an eye out for Pound Sterling revenue trend lines, in the first and second quarters of 2015.
Here's a it, from PharmaTimes:
. . .Merck Sharpe & Dohme’s Remicade (infliximab) and Simponi (golimumab) and AbbVie’s Humira (adalimumab) will be routinely funded on the NHS to treat the chronic bowel condition in patients with moderate to severe disease, significantly expanding access to these biologics.
Around 146,000 people in the UK live with UC, and the new recommendation means that more options are available to patients giving them a greater chance of controlling symptoms “so they can have a much better quality of life,” said Carole Longson, NICE Health Technology Evaluation Centre Director. . . .
Onward -- out, into the snow!
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