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Remdesivir and the combination of tixagevimab and cilgavimab for the treatment of patients with COVID-19 disease
18 January 2024 - NICE has published additional draft guidance on the use of remdesivir and the combination of tixagevimab ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jan 2024
1.4 million more people at risk of severe COVID-19 to have access to antiviral Paxlovid
11 January 2024 - A further 1.4 million people who have an increased risk for progression to severe COVID-19 will be ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jun 2023
Tixagevimab and cilgavimab for the prevention of COVID-19 disease
14 June 2023 - NICE has published final evidence-based recommendations on the use of tixagevimab and cilgavimab (Evusheld) for the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 May 2023
Nirmatrelvir and ritonavir for treating COVID-19
4 May 2023 - NICE is conducting a partial rapid review of TA878. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Feb 2023
Vir Biotechnology announces positive final draft guidance on sotrovimab from the UK’s NICE
22 February 2023 - Final draft guidance based on cost effectiveness evaluation of sotrovimab. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Feb 2023
NICE says evidence that COVID-19 treatment Evusheld is effective in protecting vulnerable adults against current variants is lacking as it announces new rapid update process for COVID-19 medicines
16 February 2023 - NICE has today issued draft guidance for public consultation which does not recommend Evusheld for preventing COVID-19 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Nov 2022
NICE recommends 3 treatments for COVID-19 in draft guidance
16 November 2022 - Three treatments for COVID have been recommended in draft NICE guidance released today for public consultation. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Aug 2022
UK will not buy Evusheld owing to “insufficient data” on protection, Government says
15 August 2022 - The UK Government has said that it will not procure the COVID-19 drug Evusheld—a combination of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Aug 2022
Dismay as UK ‘drags its heels’ on AZ’s COVID antibody Evusheld
12 August 2022 - Half a million people in the UK with conditions like blood cancer that prevents them being ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 May 2022
NHS rolls out life-saving arthritis drug to treat COVID
5 May 2022 - The NHS is rolling out a cutting-edge, life-saving COVID treatment from today, which is proven to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Apr 2022
Highest risk COVID-19 patients receive ‘brilliant’ new antivirals at home
9 April 2022 - Thousands of patients with COVID-19 who are most likely to be admitted to hospital are receiving ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Sep 2021
NHS patients gain access to COVID-19 treatment Ronapreve
21 September 2021 - The UK has secured supply of Ronapreve, a new COVID-19 therapeutic developed by Regeneron and Roche ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Apr 2021
UK rolls out Moderna's COVID vaccine
7 April 2021 - The UK rollout of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine has begun today in Wales, following its approval back ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Mar 2021
NICE publishes single guideline for managing COVID-19
23 March 2021 - One year on from the first national lockdown, NICE has today published a single guideline for the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jan 2021
NICE’s approach to measuring value
5 January 2021 - Appleby asks whether COVID-19 vaccines would be considered cost effective using the NICE approach to measuring ...