UK's NICE reverses earlier negative decision on Pharmaxis' CF treatment Bronchitol

28 October 2012

Australia’s Pharmaxis (ASX: PXS) says that the UK drugs watchdog the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued a positive recommendation in its Final Appraisal Determination (FAD) for Bronchitol (mannitol dry powder for inhalation), licensed for the treatment of adult cystic fibrosis (CF) patients aged 18 years and above as an add-on therapy to best standard of care. In doing so, the NICE has reversed an earlier decision not to recommend National Health Service use of Bronchitol (The Pharma Letter June 1).

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