Upadacitinib
Indication
NICE TA744 - Upadacitinib for treating moderate rheumatoid arthritis
MHRA Drug Safety Update, 26 April 2023
Red
Brand:
Nice TA:
744
Commissioning responsibility:
CCG
PbR excluded:
Yes
BNF chapter:
Musculoskeletal system
Background
1.1 Upadacitinib, with methotrexate, is recommended as an option for treating active rheumatoid arthritis in adults whose disease has responded inadequately to intensive therapy with 2 or more conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), only if:
• disease is moderate (a disease activity score [DAS28] of 3.2 to 5.1) and
• the company provides upadacitinib according to the commercial arrangement.