Donanemab: Everything we know about the latest Alzheimer’s drug rejected by the NHS
Donanemab and another new drug for Alzheimer’s called Lecanemab have been billed as a huge step forward in research
Alzheimer’s drug rejected for widespread use by NHS spending watchdog
A new Alzheimer’s drug has been rejected for widespread use in the health service in England after the health spending watchdog said it “does not currently demonstrate value for the NHS”.The news comes as the UK’s medicines regulator said donanemab could be licensed for use in the UK.
Alzheimer’s wonder drug blocked on NHS over cost
The most effective drug for Alzheimer’s has been blocked for use on the NHS. Regulators have declared the new treatment for the disease safe for use but the rationing body has immediately ruled that it is too expensive for NHS patients.
Lilly Alzheimer's drug not to be covered by U.K.'s NHS: report
U.K. regulators will reportedly recommend the NHS not cover Eli Lilly’s (LLY) donanemab for the treatment of early Alzheimer’s disease because it’s too expensive. Read more here.
U.K.’s cost-effectiveness agency says Alzheimer’s drug donanemab does not provide good value
For the second time in recent months, a U.K. agency said the limited benefits of a new Alzheimer’s drug do not justify its costs.
Eli Lilly Alzheimer’s drug rejected as too expensive by UK’s NHS, FT reports
The UK’s healthcare spending watchdog has rejected Eli Lilly’s (LLY) Alzheimer’s drug as being too expensive despite being
England’s Drug-Cost Watchdog Rejects Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s Drug
Regulator cited significant uncertainties about the drug’s benefits, as well as the high costs to treat its severe side effects.
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UK approves Lilly's Alzheimer's drug, but deemed 'too expensive' for wide use
Eli Lilly's treatment for early Alzheimer's was deemed too expensive for wide use by UK's cost-effectiveness body on Wednesday, signalling that patients are unlikely to get access following approval by the country's medicines regulator.
NHS will not fund new drug to slow Alzheimer’s
A new drug that slows the pace of Alzheimer's disease is too expensive for too little benefit to be used on the NHS, the watchdog says.
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Second ‘game-changing’ Alzheimer’s drug donanemab gets green light in UK – but WON’T be available on NHS
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New Alzheimer’s treatment donanemab does not currently demonstrate value for the NHS says NICE
Donanemab (also called Kisunla and made by Eli Lilly) has been licensed today by the MHRA for treatment of mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease in some adults. It is a ...