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Health / Medical

UK Regulator Rejects Alzheimer’s Drug for NHS

todayAugust 23, 2024 10

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The UK health regulator has ruled out offering a much-anticipated Alzheimer drug to patients on the National Health Service after concluding the costs of the drug outweighed its benefits. But having passed safety tests, ‘Lecanemab’ could still be available privately for those able to pay tens of thousands of dollars per year for private treatment. Here’s Stuart Smith with more from London.

 

Written by: Leonard Witbeen

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