Comments on: UK Says Kidney Cancer Drugs Are Too Pricey

By: Diane Mayer

Diane Mayer — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 07:58:06 +0000

Thank you for sharing this it has a very informative content.. I hope more of this comes..

God bless and more power..

By: Bob Freeman

Bob Freeman — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:33:49 +0000

Most likely, PR firms will be hired on the QT to get what few patient advocacy groups there are up in arms and to lobby MPs to put the heat on NICE.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:43:45 +0000

“What should happen now is that the price gets lowered.”

Or patients simply go without government insurance-covered treatment. Drug treatment is not a God-given right. These pharma companies may well decide to simply not bother selling the drugs in Britian.

By: elliottg

elliottg — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:36:53 +0000

Amen. These new cancer drugs are way too expensive per QALY. Believe it or not, this was not a hard decision; of course they had to say that for political purposes. What should happen now is that the price gets lowered.