pharmaphorum

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The cost-effectiveness agency had turned down Evrysdi (risdiplam) in draft guidance published in June, saying it was too expensive, but after negotiations with Roche has reached a deal that will make the drug available to around 1,500 people in England. million price tag make it is the most expensive treatment ever approved for NHS funding.

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pharmaphorum

JUNE 2, 2021

NICE has rejected routine NHS funding for Roche’s Evrysdi (risdiplam) for spinal muscular atrophy drug in draft guidance, a decision which doesn’t come as a surprise to patient association SMA UK. “NICE’s initial ‘no’ to approving risdiplam for NHS funding is not unexpected,” said SMA UK this morning.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 9, 2023

Along with Zolgensma – which made its debut in 2019 – Biogen has had approval to market its antisense-based therapy Spinraza (nusinersen) since 2016, while Roche got a green light for its orally-administered therapy Evrysdi (risdiplam) in 2020. ” Zolgensma is one of the most expensive therapies available, with a price tag of around $2.1

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pharmaphorum

AUGUST 10, 2020

Roche is hoping to undercut hugely expensive rivals after the FDA approved its oral spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) drug Evrysdi (risdiplam). While this is not cheap by anybody’s reckoning, Roche hopes that the less intimidating price tag, plus the patient-friendly oral administration method will give it a competitive edge.

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