NICE changes mind on Celgene's Otezla for psoriasis

3 August 2016

The drug cost-effectiveness watchdog for England and Wales, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), has published draft guidance recommending apremilast, a drug marketed by US biotech firm Celgene (Nasdaq: CELG) as Otezla, for psoriasis patients.

The NICE had advised against the adoption of apremilast in final guidance published in November 2015, but conducted a rapid review after Celgene submitted a patient access scheme.

The watchdog now recommends the drug as an option for treating severe chronic plaque psoriasis that has not responded to systemic therapy, or systemic therapy is contraindicated or not tolerated, only when Celgene provides it with the discount agreed in the patient access scheme.

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