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2 Information about efgartigimod

Marketing authorisation indication

2.1

Efgartigimod (Vyvgart, Argenx) is indicated for 'the treatment of adult patients with progressive or relapsing active chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) after prior treatment with corticosteroids or immunoglobulins'.

Price

2.3

The list price of efgartigimod is £15,307.47 for a pre-filled 5-ml syringe containing 1,000 mg of efgartigimod (200 mg per ml; excluding VAT, sourced from company submission).

2.4

The company has a commercial arrangement. This makes efgartigimod available to the NHS with a discount and it would have also applied to this indication if efgartigimod had been recommended. The size of the discount is commercial in confidence.

Sustainability

2.5

Information on the Carbon Reduction Plan for UK carbon emissions for Argenx will be included here when guidance is published.