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Who decides which medications are available to the millions of Americans living with asthma?
Increasingly, questions of access are informed by the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review, or ICER. The health economics organization uses clinical trials data and available pricing information to consider whether a drug is worth its cost.
Now, ICER is reviewing a new treatment for asthma. ICER’s upcoming review will examine a new biologic medication, tezepelumab, designed to significantly reduce severe asthma attacks.
ICER plans to compare tezepelumab to:
• Dupilumab
• Omalizumab
• Usual care (estimated by placebo arms of clinical trials) in all patients with severe asthma
Get Involved
ICER’s 2021 review will consider the cost-effectiveness of tezepelumab for adults and adolescents with severe asthma.
ICER Submission Guidelines
(It is very important you follow these guidelines so that your comments will be accepted.)
For questions or to get involved email Casey McPherson at [email protected].
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