Pa asesiad y mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi'i wneud o'r penderfyniad diweddar gan NICE i beidio ag argymell Kaftrio a modwleiddwyr CFTR eraill i'w hariannu ar y GIG, ac o'r effaith y gallai hyn ei chael ar bobl â ffibrosis systig yng Nghymru?
the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is established to provide independent, expert and impartial advice on whether the benefits of new medicines are in sufficient balance with their costs to represent a cost effective use of NHS resources.
We rely on the expert advice of NICE as an internationally renowned health technology appraisal body. All medicines that have been recommended by NICE or AWMSG are routinely available in Wales where clinically appropriate.
On 3 November, NICE published draft guidance on the use of Kaftrio, Symkevi and Orkambi in which they did not recommend the use of these treatments because “the price offered by the manufacturer was substantially above the range NICE considers an acceptable use of NHS resources”. NICE will update its guidance following consultation which ends later this month. A decision by NICE not to recommend the use of these treatments will not affect anyone currently receiving them or anyone who commences treatment ahead of NICE’s final recommendation.