"Faulty" economic analysis results in preliminary NICE no for Novartis' DMO

NICE, the health technology appraisal institute for England and Wales, has said a preliminary no to Novartis' Lucentis (ranibizumab) for patients with visual impairment due to diabetic macular oedema (DMO) for use on the National Health Service. The firm had presented a "faulty" economic analysis that failed to reflect UK clinical practice, said NICE.

NICE, the health technology appraisal institute for England and Wales, has said a preliminary no to Novartis' Lucentis (ranibizumab) for patients with visual impairment due to diabetic macular oedema (DMO) for use on the National Health Service. The firm had presented a "faulty" economic analysis that failed to reflect UK clinical practice, said NICE.

Today's appraisal consultation document (ACD) comes just two months after Novartis secured EU approval for the VEGF receptor antagonist for vision loss caused by DMO (scripintelligence

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