anyone have any update on daxas?

[ridingscarlet]

have asked gp but said a private script would be £80.00 a month!!,usa and europe approved it,why cant we get it in uk yet,thankyou for any help

[elian]

I haven't heard of this drug at all ridingscarlet, so am away to Google for information

[ingy]

I asked about it, but you can't take it if you are taking theophyline (uniphyllin)

[Gordon57]

NHS would not allow it to be prescribed a couple of years ago, I remember that much. Needed more tests they reckoned, to justify the cost.

I had a couple of articles bookmarked - pmlive.com/pharma_news/nice... and networks.nhs.uk/nhs-network... with the latest at publications.nice.org.uk/ro...

[ridingscarlet]

thankyou all so much for your help and support x

[Jo_BLFHelpline British Lung Foundation]

Hi ridingscarlet

Daxas (Roflumilast) can now only be prescribed if it is part of a trial, the following link to NICE (National Institue for Clinical Excellence) gives more information:

guidance.nice.org.uk/TA244

As always give us a call if we can help further.

Cheers

Jo