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Givinostat

Commons · Question 23967 · Tabled 14 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 20 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will have discussions with NICE on the potential merits of offering Givinostat for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 20 Jan 2025

There are no plans to have discussions with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on offering givinostat for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The NICE makes recommendations for the National Health Service on whether new licensed medicin...