Ogsiveo, (nirogacestat), SpringWorks Therapeutics treatment for desmoid tumors, and Winrevair (sotatercept), MSD’s treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), are among the latest orphan drugs to be recommended for reimbursement in France under the country’s early access mechanism.
Ogsiveo And Winrevair Among Latest Orphan Drugs To Secure Early Access Funding In France
HAS, the French health technology assessment body, has issued positive recommendations for several orphan drugs, including for Vyloy, which was provisionally rejected for reimbursement in the UK last year.

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