Nice is independent, and not primarily a rationing mechanism: it sanctions any drug with good evidence for effectiveness.
Polly Toynbee, The public deserves protection from the false hope of ‘wonder drugs’
So I’ve been recently diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Research demonstrates that the very best initial treatment for me would be a combination therapy such as a DMARD - for example Methotrexate - with an anti-Tumour Necrosis Factor-alpha drug. My consultant agrees that this would be the best initial treatment.
Nice does not allow this course of treatment because of the relatively high cost of the anti-TNF drug.
There ya go, Polly, you lying, smug cow.
