UCB’s Bimekizumab Gets Fast-Track Funding For Severe Psoriasis In England

New HTA Route For “Low-Risk” Products Offers Rapid Patient Access

It may not yet be approved for marketing, but UCB’s potential blockbuster psoriasis drug has already got the all-clear from NICE, the health technology body that appraises new products for use in England and Wales.

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UCB is expecting EU and UK approval for its plaque psoriasis drug • Source: Alamy

UCB S.A.’s plaque psoriasis therapy, bimekizumab, has become the first product to be cleared for use on the National Health Service in England by the health technology appraisal (HTA) body NICE via a new approach to the fast-track cost-comparison review process.

The fast-track appraisal (FTA) procedure was originally introduced in April 2017 for assessing products that offered “exceptional value for money,”...

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