Efgartigimod

Status:
Red
Decision Date:
September 2023
 

Comments

RED: Treatment of human immunodeficiency virus-1 infection adults and paediatric patients aged ≥2 years and weighing ≥14kg without present or past evidence of viral resistance to the integrase inhibitor class, emtricitabine or tenofovir. NHSE commissioned. 

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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