Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Apr 2023
How ‘surrogate outcomes’ influence long-term health outcomes
13 April 2023 - NICE working with international organisations to develop guidance.
As part of NICE’s assessment of the clinical and cost effectiveness of new medicines we look at the long-term effects on health that a drug might have. For example, when assessing a new drug that lowers blood pressure, NICE will not only consider whether the drug is effective, but also whether it prevents people who take it from having heart attacks or strokes in the future.
