Revolutionary eye drug Luxturna launches in England

18 February 2020

The first patients in England have been treated with Novartis’ (NOVN: VX) Luxturna (voretigene neparvovec), after the company reached a reimbursement deal in the UK in late 2019.

While the one-time therapy is listed at a cost of around £600,000 ($780,000), NHS England is reported to have agreed a confidential pricing arrangement, enabling around 100 eligible people in England to receive the treatment.

Approved in Europe in 2018, Luxturna can help people with retinal dystrophy caused by a faulty RPE65 gene.

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