UK – Kidney Research UK concerned by NICE process

Organisation believes the guidance would leave renal patients with no effective treatment outside hospital

Kidney Research UK has responded to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) draft guidance on therapeutics for patients with COVID-19.

It follows the regulatory body’s decision to significantly reduce the number of treatments available. The charity moved to highlight the evidence that failed to consider the impact on high-risk patients and also strongly supported the case for fast-tracking of potential COVID-19 treatments…