Assessment Status | Assessment process complete |
HTA ID | - |
Drug | Telaprevir |
Brand | Incivo® |
Indication | As add-on therapy to pegylated interferon and ribavirin for the treatment of patients infected with Hepatitis C Genotype 1. |
Assessment Process | |
Rapid review commissioned | 28/10/2011 |
Rapid review completed | 02/11/2011 |
Rapid review outcome | Full Pharmacoeconomic Assessment Recommended. |
Full pharmacoeconomic assessment commissioned by HSE | 08/11/2011 |
NCPE assessment completed | 19/01/2012 |
NCPE assessment outcome | Reimbursement Recommended |
We consider telaprevir (Incivo®) a highly cost-effective therapy when added to peginterferon-ribavirin for the treatment of patients infected with genotype 1 hepatitis C virus in the Irish healthcare setting.