Potassium Lowering Therapies Hit NICE Hurdle In UK
Executive Summary
AstraZeneca’s Lokelma and Vifor’s Veltassa will be subject to a final review by the England and Wales health technology appraisal body in December following draft guidance not recommending their use in the National Health Service to treat hyperkalemia.
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