NHS England Offers Vertex Final Orkambi Deal

The increasingly public row between Vertex and NHS England continues as NHS England claims it has offered Vertex the “largest ever financial commitment of its type” in its 70-year history. Meanwhile, Vertex has revealed that the NHS has offered a price that is significantly lower than the list price.

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The National Health Service in England has set out what it says is its “final” offer to enable patients in England to access Vertex’s cystic fibrosis drugs, including Orkambi (lumacaftor/ivacaftor). The amount offered by NHS England would represent the biggest financial commitment in its history.

While NHS England and Steve Brine, the parliamentary under-secretary of state for health and social care, have defended NICE processes...

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