Thursday, May 01, 2008

Big Pharma vs NICE - OK computer

The pharmaceutical industry won a stunning victory today in the UK Court of Appeal over the Government’s value-for-money watchdog.

NICE, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, had acted unfairly in refusing to allow Eisai and Pfizer full access to a computer model used to assess the cost-effectiveness of Aricept, an Alzheimer’s drug, the court ruled.

More at The Times

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