NICE recommendation for CSL's Kapruvia

18 May 2023

CSL Vifor, the iron deficiency and nephrology specialist owned by Australia’s CSL Limited (ASX:CSL), has announced an update from the UK.

Alongside partner Cara Therapeutics (Nasdaq: CARA), the company has announced that England’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended Kapruvia (difelikefalin) for moderate-to-severe chronic kidney disease (CKD)-associated pruritus in adult patients on hemodialysis.

The product will now be available on the National Health Service (NHS) to eligible patients in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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