NICE issues provisional opinion on Eylea

8 June 2016

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), the cost-effectiveness watchdog for England and Wales, has today published provisional guidance, within its Appraisal Consultation Document, on aflibercept (Eylea).

This states that German pharma major Bayer’s (BAYN: DE) Eylea for visual impairment due to macular edema secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) in patients where laser photocoagulation has not been beneficial or is unsuitable. However, the drug is recommended for second-line treatment.

This recommendation is not aligned with the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) 2015 guidelines, which recommend prompt first-line treatment with anti-VEGF agents, the company argues.

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