NKF Campaigns Zone:
Government & Parliament

Answers to Parliamentary Questions

CHOICE OF IMMUNOSUPPRESSANT AGENTS

Mr. Pike: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what evidence he has evaluated on the impact of the availability of choice of immuno suppressive agents on short and long-term outcomes for renal patients; what plans he has to allow the National Service Framework on Renal Services to enable access to choice and tailored treatment for each patient; and if he will make a statement. [97178]

Mr. Lammy: We have asked the National Institute for Clinical Excellence to establish the clinical and cost-effectiveness of immunosuppressive regimens with regard to initial maintenance, acute rejection therapy in renal transplantion.