- Status:
- Red
- Decision Date:
- February 2022
Comments
RED: Treatment of haemolytic anaemia due to sickle cell
disease in adults and paediatric patients aged ≥12 years as monotherapy or in
combination with hydroxycarbamide. NHSE commissioned. (Decision date - February 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)
- 8. NHS England commissioned – to be used in line with NHSE commissioning intentions
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