GSK's Nucala Is Significantly Overpriced, ICER Draft Report Finds

New biologic for severe asthma doesn't stack up well to standard of care on generally accepted levels of cost per quality-adjusted life year.

GlaxoSmithKline PLC's severe asthma treatment Nucala will need to be significantly discounted to make it cost-effective, according to a draft report on the product's value by the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review released Dec. 21.

Nucala (mepolizumab), a physician-administered biologic approved Nov. 4, is priced at a wholesale acquisition cost (WAC) of $32,500 per year of use ([A#14151104009])

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