Aricept is to be available on the NHS

Alzheimer's drugs to be available on NHS - Telegraph

Extract:

"Victims of a mild form of Alzheimer's disease are to be given access to anti-dementia drugs on the NHS.

Campaigners yesterday hailed the "dramatic concession", which came after a five-day legal hearing.

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) triggered a High Court action when it decided the drugs were not cost effective in relation to the benefits they offered to sufferers in the early stages of the disease.

Yesterday a QC for Nice, which is responsible for providing national guidance on treatments available on the NHS, clarified the official position of the watchdog.

Nigel Giffin QC said doctors did have discretion, in certain circumstances, to prescribe the drugs to patients with mild symptoms. The statement came after Mrs Justice Dobbs, sitting in London, had closely questioned Mr Giffin on the issue before she reserved judgment on the case.

Mr Giffin said there were circumstances in which doctors, provided they took into account the Nice guidance, could exercise clinical judgment and decide that an individual patient was entitled to the drugs."

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