Thursday, May 1, 2008

Drugmakers Beat NICE in U.K. Court on Alzheimer’s Limits

Pfizer and Eisai of Japan won an appeal against a recommendation by the U.K. government that discouraged use of the Alzheimer’s drug Aricept. The Times of London called it a “stunning victory” for the drug industry. At issue was the refusal by NICE, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, to give the companies [...]

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