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NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the the approval process of (a) high tariff drugs (b) the use of Obinutuzumab in patients with lupus who have experienced severe infusion reactions with rituximab.

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
30 May 2025
Target answer date
3 Jun 2025
Answer
6 Jun 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 30 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the the approval process of (a) high tariff drugs (b) the use of Obinutuzumab in patients with lupus who have experienced severe infusion reactions with rituximab.

  2. 3 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 6 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body that makes recommendations on whether new licensed medicines, including high cost medicines, should be routinely funded by the National Health Service in England, based o...

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