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31 Oct 2011

NICE Approves AstraZeneca's Brilique

NICE approved the drug for use for up to 12 months as a treatment option for patients who have had a hear attack or an episode of unstable angina.

UK‘s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has recommended the use of AstraZeneca's Brilique (ticagrelor) in combination with a low-dose aspirin for the treatment of acute coronary syndromes.

 

In its final guidance, NICE approved the drug for use for up to 12 months as a treatment option for patients who have had a hear attack or an episode of unstable angina.

 

Primary care trusts in the UK will have a three-month period to ensure that Brilique is made available for physicians working for the NHS.

 

The NHS is legally obliged to reimburse and resource medicines and treatments recommended by NICE's technology appraisals.

 

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