The NCPE recommends that tisagenlecleucel (Kymriah®) not be considered for reimbursement unless cost-effectiveness can be improved relative to existing treatments.* 

The NCPE recommends that pembrolizumab (Keytruda®), prescribed in combination with platinum chemotherapy plus pemetrexed for the first line treatment of non-squamous NSCLC, be considered for reimbursement if cost-effectiveness can be improved relative to existing treatments.

Niraparib (Zejula®) which is indicated as monotherapy for maintenance treatment of adult patients with platinum-sensitive relapsed high-grade serous epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer who are in response (complete or partial) to platinum-based chemotherapy. The NCPE recommends that niraparib (Zejula®) not be considered for reimbursement unless cost effectiveness can be improved relative to existing treatments

The NCPE recommends that osimertinib not be considered for reimbursement unless cost effectiveness can be improved relative to existing treatments. This recommendation should be considered while also having regard to the criteria specified in the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013.

Following NCPE assessment of the company submission, gemtuzumab ozogamicin (Mylotarg®) (with daunorubicin and cytarabine) is not considered cost effective for the treatment of patients ≥ 15 years with previously untreated, de novo CD33-positive acute myeloid leukaemia, except acute promyelocytic leukaemia, and therefore is not recommended for reimbursement at the submitted price.

The NCPE recommends that rivaroxaban + aspirin not be considered for reimbursement unless cost-effectiveness can be improved relative to existing treatments. This recommendation should be considered while also having regard to the criteria specified in the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013.

The NCPE recommends that levodopa and carbidopa intestinal gel (Duodopa®) not be considered for reimbursement unless cost-effectiveness can be improved relative to existing treatments.  This recommendation should be considered while also having regard to the criteria specified in the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013.

The NCPE recommends that stiripentol (Diacomit®) be considered for reimbursement if cost-effectiveness can be improved relative to existing treatments. This recommendation should be considered while also having regard to the criteria specified in the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013.

The NCPE recommends that cerliponase alfa (Brineura®) not be considered for reimbursement. This recommendation should be considered while also having regard to the criteria specified in the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013.

Update on Pharmacoeconomics in the Irish Healthcare Setting, 15th & 16th May 2019 in Dublin Castle. Online access to slides please click here.