NICE Confirms English Funding For Three COVID-19 Drugs, But Rejects Four Others
Executive Summary
There is good news for medicines from Pfizer, GSK and Roche, but MSD, Gilead and AstraZeneca have all appealed against NICE’s decision not to recommend their products for treating COVID-19.
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