Celgene gets positive NICE opinion for Otezla in plaque psoriasis

20 October 2016

US biotech firm Celgene (Nasdaq: CELG) announced today that adult patients in England and Wales with chronic plaque psoriasis will now have access to oral Otezla(apremilast) following a positive final appraisal determination from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

The decision, which confirms a draft guidance issued in August this year that reversed a previous negative opinion, is the conclusion of a NICE Rapid Review, and ensures patients in England and Wales join those in Scotland, who have been benefitting from access to Otezla since it was recommended by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) in June 2015.

Psoriasis, an inflammatory disease of the skin,is estimated to affect around 960,000 adults in the UK.Despite there being a number of effective treatment options available for psoriasis, evidence suggests that a substantial proportion of people with psoriasis recognize the need for new treatments.7

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