NICE accepts Skyrizi for adults with ulcerative colitis

22 August 2024

US pharma major AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) today revealed that the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) had accepted the firms Skyrizi (risankizumab) for adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC) on the National Health Service (NHS).

The health technology assessor’s recommendation closely follows the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) approval of risankizumab for the treatment of adult patients with moderately to severely active UC who have had an inadequate response to, lost response to, or were intolerant to conventional therapy or a biologic therapy.

Skyrizi is already one of AbbVie’s best-selling drugs, generating second-quarter 2024 global sales of $2.73 billion.

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