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Public Private Partnerships for Research and Development: Medicines and Vaccines for Diseases of Poverty
1 December 2002
…to treat and ultimately eradicate the infectious diseases prevalent predominately in the poorest regions of the developing world. This book focuses on the role of public-private partnerships (PPPs) as an…
A Case Study Analysis: Challenges in the NICE Evaluation of Multi-Indication Medicines for Rare and Ultra-Rare Diseases
1 September 2021
…believe these changes to be encouraging but draw attention to potential shortcomings and areas that may still require improvement to ensure that patients with rare and ultra-rare diseases are treated…
Arthritis
1 March 1992
Arthritis is a common and chronic disease with over 200 conditions included in this category. It affects every tenth inhabitant of the world according to the World Health Organisation (Novosti…
Ethical and Economic Issues in the Appraisal of Medicines for Ultra-rare (or Ultra-orphan) Conditions
13 January 2020
…programme. It is intended to improve patient access to technologies for chronic and severely disabling ultra-rare conditions that would otherwise be unlikely to be approved under NICE’s standard appraisal process….
Exploring the Financial Sustainability of Gene Therapies
5 January 2021
Gene therapies represent a paradigm shift in medicine, with the potential to address the root causes of chronic diseases. They offer one-time treatment regimens and, in some cases, potentially a…
OHE’s submission to a parliamentary inquiry on UK drug shortages
6 October 2025
…when alternative medicines have received regulatory approval. Additionally, because rare diseases generally are chronic and seriously debilitating, people with rare diseases are likely to acutely feel the impacts of medicine…
Competition in the NHS: Proceed with Care
16 October 2012
…for all phases of care, from emergency treatment through prevention and care for chronic diseases. Given the great breadth and variety of needs and situations in the NHS, competition can…
Dying with Dignity
1 February 1991
…chronic diseases and those amongst the frail and elderly are added to this number, a large proportion of the population will end their days as ‘terminally ill’ patients. Sudden and…
NICE at 25: Technology Appraisals – Faster Access to Modern Treatment?
1 May 2024
…understood as responses to challenges faced by NHS England. One of the most significant recent drivers has been the development of medicines that effectively cure chronic diseases. The first of…