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TLV is tasked with reducing costs for medicines
16 February 2021 - The Government has commissioned the Swedish Dental and Pharmaceutical Benefits Agency, TLV, to implement measures to reduce ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jan 2021
On the role of cost effectiveness thresholds in health care priority setting
25 January 2021 - In the past few years, empirical estimates of the marginal cost at which health care produces a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Dec 2020
Medicines for hepatitis C remain in the high-cost protection after TLV's reconsideration
18 December 2020 - During the autumn, the Swedish Dental and Pharmaceutical Benefits Agency, TLV, reconsidered the subsidy of the hepatitis ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Dec 2020
Reimbursement from pharmaceutical companies decreases by 288 million
11 December 2020 - The rebate from side agreements between regions and pharmaceutical companies is estimated according to the forecast ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Dec 2020
TLV wants to go further with combination treatments in the field of cancer
7 December 2020 - Part of the solution for more patients to have access to combination treatments may be to create ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Dec 2020
Health economic assessment of Beovu in wet age-related macular degeneration
4 December 2020 - TLV has produced a health economic assessment for the regions for Beovu (brolucizumab). ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Nov 2020
Takhzyro is not included in the high-cost protection
26 November 2020 - Takhzyro (lanadelumab) is a subcutaneous injection intended for routine prevention of recurrent hereditary seizures, angioedema in patients ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Nov 2020
Rinvoq continues to be part of the high-cost protection with limited subsidy after reconsideration
25 November 2020 - TLV has reconsidered the subsidy for Rinvoq (upadacitinib monohydrate) and decided that the drug should continue to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Nov 2020
Additional analysis of Kyprolis in the treatment of multiple myeloma
6 November 2020 - TLV has performed an additional analysis of Kyprolis (carfilzomib) when used in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Oct 2020
The regions have applied for a price change for Cimzia and Simponi
29 October 2020 - The regions have submitted an application for a price change for Cimzia (certolizumab pegol) and Simponi (golimumab). ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Oct 2020
TLV reconsiders the subsidy of Cosentyx
28 October 2020 - TLV starts a reconsideration to investigate the current subsidy status for Cosentyx. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Oct 2020
TLV is reconsidering the subsidy for hepatitis C drugs with side agreements
23 October 2020 - The current side agreements for hepatitis C drugs signed by the companies and the regions expire in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Oct 2020
New cancer treatment with the precision drug Vitrakvi is included in the high-cost protection
23 October 2020 - For the first time in Sweden, a cancer drug against a specific genetic change, instead of against ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Oct 2020
TLV reconsiders the subsidy of Rinvoq
23 October 2020 - TLV starts a reconsideration of the current subsidy status for Rinvoq. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Oct 2020
Ambrisentan, diazepam and dexamethasone new exchange groups
9 October 2020 - From November, ambrisentan 5 mg & 10 mg tablets, diazepam,10 mg tablets and dexamethasone 1 mg/mL ...