The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued its Final Draft Guidance (FDG) recommending Jardiance (empagliflozin) as an option for the treatment of eligible adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in England and Wales.
Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly’s (NYSE: LLY) blockbuster drug would be the first and only SGLT2 inhibitor recommended by NICE for CKD patients without both type 2 diabetes and albuminuria, if the recommendation is finalized.
It is estimated that CKD affects up to 7.2 million people in the UK, more than one in 10 of the population, and, mindful of limited treatment options, the NICE has applied a streamlined process to its assessment of Jardiance.
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