Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 13849

Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir

Tabled: 12 November 2024
Answered: 19 November 2024

Question

Steve Darling

Liberal DemocratTorbay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will have discussions with NICE on the potential merits of offering Paxlovid to people over the age of 50.

Answer

Karin Smyth
Decisions on whether licensed medicines should be recommended for routine National Health Service funding are made independently by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), on the basis of the evidence of the costs and benefits. The D...

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