THE Pharmaceutical Benefits
Advisory Committee has
recommended that the Australian
Government fund Alexion
Pharmaceuticals’ drug Soliris
(eculizumab) for the treatment of
Paroxysmal Nocturnal
Haemoglobinuria (a rare lifethreatening
blood disorder that
causes premature red blood cell
death) through the Life Saving
Drugs Program.
Despite the recommendation, in
order for Soliris to receive the
funding under the scheme, funding
arrangements need to be
negotiated with Alexion
Pharmaceuticals.
In addition, an expert Disease
Advisory Committee is being
established to develop eligibility
and continuation criteria for
patients to receive Soliris
treatment, and treatment
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