NICE Clears Pradaxa For Stroke Prevention, Rejects Appeal By NHS Budget Holders
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Following a failed appeal by regional NHS payers worried about its cost, Boehringer Ingelheim's Pradaxa is finally recommended by the U.K.'s cost watchdog, NICE, for preventing stroke associated with atrial fibrillation.
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