The impact of rarity in NICE’s health technology appraisals

Abstract Background In the absence of a framework designed to evaluate medicines for rare diseases in the UK, most orphan medicines are appraised by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) through the Single Technology Appraisal (STA) process. Results An analysis of STA appraisa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sophie Clarke, Michelle Ellis, Jack Brownrigg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-021-01845-x