Guest guest Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Bravo!! I know how I celebrated when it was first available in Canada so I suggest a Xolair party for all UK members! --- besteditor2000 <cbvail@...> wrote: > > Apparently, a 75 mg vial is available in Europe, but > not in the US. > In the US, we who need only 375 mg have to pay for > three 150 mg vials, > thus 75 mg are wasted but still charged ($300 down > the drain) for each > treatment)- $600 a month! > > > > Xolair given NICE approval > 28 November 2007 > Asthma UK has welcomed the decision by the National > Institute for > Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) to approve the > drug Omalizumab > (Xolair) for use. > > Xolair is given as an `add-on therapy' in a > fortnightly injection for > people with asthma that is severe, persistent and > allergic. The drug > will dramatically transform the lives of people with > this type of > asthma, by allowing them to do everyday activities > that have always > been a struggle or sometimes impossible, such as > going to work, going > on holiday, having a night-out or even just walking > to the shops. > > Another benefit of Xolair will be a reduction in > cost to the NHS. 80% > of the money spent on asthma is actually spent on > the 20% of people > with the most severe asthma symptoms. This > revolutionary new treatment > will reduce that cost and make it easier for people > with asthma to > manage their condition more effectively (according > to the > manufacturer, around 6,000 people UK-wide will > benefit from Xolair). > > Xolair was approved for use in Scotland in October > 2007 and will > become available to people with asthma in England > and Wales within the > next three months. Confirmation that the treatment > will be available > in Northern Ireland is expected in December. > > Neil Churchill, Chief Executive of Asthma UK, said: > `We are thrilled > with NICE's decision, which is a victory for people > with severe, > allergic asthma, who have fought to receive this > life-changing drug. > > `Asthma UK has campaigned hard for this drug to be > made available > through health services, however, we wouldn't have > achieved this > result without the commitment of people with asthma > and clinicians who > supported our case. > > `Existing asthma treatments just don't work for > around half a million > people across the UK living with difficult to > control asthma. Xolair > will be suitable for a small number of these people > and will literally > transform their lives. > > `This treatment really can mean the difference > between a life worth > living and having no quality of life at all.' > > > > | > > > Get a sneak peak at messages with a handy reading pane with All new Mail: http://ca.promos./newmail/overview2/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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