Mepolizumab

BNF:
Not listed
Status:
Do Not Prescribe (DNP), Red
Decision Date:
March 2021
 

Comments

RED: 

  • NICE TA671 - Mepolizumab for treating severe eosinophilic asthma. As per NHSE commissioning intentions (Replaces NICE TA431)

DNP: 

  • NICE TA845 - treating eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis. Terminated appraisal. (Decision date - December 2022)
  • NICE TA846 - treating severe hypereosinophilic syndrome. Terminated appraisal. (Decision date - December 2022)
  • NICE TA847 - treating severe chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps. Terminated appraisal. (Decision date - December 2022)

Red Drug Classifications

  • 1: Requiring specialist assessment to enable patient selection, initiation and ongoing treating
  • 2: Requiring long term on-going monitoring of efficacy by a specialist and not suitable for shared care
  • 3: Requiring long term on-going monitoring of toxicity by a specialist (either because of difficulty in recognising side effects or high cost of investigations to identify toxicity)

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