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Fund three revolutionary Sickle Cell Anemia medicines on the NHS

Submitted on Sunday 29th November 2020

Rejected on Monday 7th December 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

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Fund three revolutionary Sickle Cell Anemia medicines on the NHS

Petition Details

Three revolutionary Sickle Cell Anemia treatments - ADAKVEO developed by Novartis, OXBRYTA developed by Global Blood Theraputics, and ENDARI developed by Emmaus Medical inc, are widely available and prescribed in the United State of America and the Middle East.

Additional Information

SCD can affect anyone, although it predominantly affects people from African and Caribbean backgrounds.
1 in 76 babies born in the UK carry sickle cell trait.

Approximately 15,000 people in the UK have sickle cell disorder.

Approximately 270 babies with SCD are born in the UK every year.

Children with SCD are at increased risk for stroke, the risk is highest between the ages of 2 and 16.

Episodes of pain may occur in sickle cell disorder and are generally referred to as a crisis


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise.

Guidance on the commissioning of individual medicines by the NHS in England is produced by the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

NICE's appraisal of the use of crizanlizumab (ADAKVEO) to treat sickle cell disease is currently ongoing, and its provisional recommendations are open to public consultation until 17 December. See:
www.nice.org.uk/guidance/indevelopment/gid-ta10470

You can find out more about how to get in touch with NICE at:
www.nice.org.uk/get-involved/contact-us

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