Two new drugs to tackle superbugs are close to being made available to NHS patients
The new subscription-style payment model is part of a project with NHS England and NHS Improvement and the Department of Health and Social Care aimed at addressing the lack of new antimicrobials being developed and the growing threat posed by antimicrobial resistance, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence said.
In 2020, only 41 new antimicrobials were being tested in clinical trials compared with about 1,800 immuno-oncology drugs, Nice said. New antimicrobials, particularly those targeting multi-drug-resistant pathogens known as"superbugs", are subject to strict controls to restrict their use to slow the development of resistance.Nick Crabb, programme director in Nice's science, evidence and analytics directorate, said the draft guidance on the two new drugs represented an"important milestone" in the UK project.
He added:"Its ultimate goal is to ensure the NHS has access to effective new antimicrobials to call on when needed and patients aren't left without treatment options in the face of growing antimicrobial resistance. "But we cannot address the global threat of antimicrobial resistance alone, since the UK represents only about 3% of the global market for antimicrobials."
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