Suggested remit: To appraise the clinical and cost effectiveness of baxdrostat within its marketing authorisation for treating uncontrolled or resistant hypertension.

Status:
In progress
Technology type:
Medicine
Decision:
Selected
Reason for decision:
Anticipate the topic will be of importance to patients, carers, professionals, commissioners and the health of the public to ensure clinical benefit is realised, inequalities in use addressed, and help them make the best use of NHS resources
Process:
STA Standard
ID number:
6623

Provisional Schedule

Committee meeting:
04 November 2026
Expected publication:
14 April 2027

Project Team

Project lead
Kate Moore

Email enquiries

If you have any queries please email TACommD@nice.org.uk


External Assessment Group:
Southampton Health Technology Assessment Centre (SHTAC), University of Southampton

Stakeholders

Companies sponsors
AstraZeneca (baxdrostat)
Others
Department of Health and Social Care
 
NHS England
Patient carer groups
Arrhythmia Alliance
 
Blood Pressure UK
 
British Cardiovascular Society
 
Cardiovascular Care Partnership
 
Circulation Foundation
 
Different Strokes
 
Heart UK
 
Kidney Care UK
 
Kidney Research UK
 
National Kidney Federation
 
Network of Sikh Organisations
 
Pulmonary Hypertension Association UK
 
Pumping Marvellous Foundation
 
South Asian Health Foundation
 
Specialised Healthcare Alliance
 
Stroke Association
 
Stroke Information
 
Sue Ryder
Professional groups
Association of Renal Technologists
 
British and Irish Association of Stroke Physicians
 
British and Irish Hypertension Society
 
British Association of Urological Nurses
 
British Geriatrics Society
 
British Heart Foundation
 
British Society for Haematology
 
British Society for Haemostasis and Thrombosis
 
British Society for Heart Failure
 
British Society of Cardiovascular Imaging
 
Clinical Leaders of Thrombosis (CLOT)
 
National Heart and Lung Institute
 
Primary Care Cardiovascular Society
 
Royal College of Emergency Medicine
 
Royal College of General Practitioners
 
Royal College of Nursing
 
Royal College of Pathologists
 
Royal College of Physicians
 
Royal Pharmaceutical Society
 
Royal Society of Medicine
 
Society for Cardiac Science and Technology
 
Society for DGH Nephrologists
 
Society for Vascular Technology
 
Society of Vascular Nurses
 
UK Clinical Pharmacy Association
 
UK Kidney Association
 
UK Renal Pharmacy Group
 
Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Assessment group
Public Health Wales
 
UK Health Security Agency
Comparator companies
None
General commentators
All Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre
 
Allied Health Professionals Federation
 
Association of Renal Industries
 
Board of Community Health Councils in Wales
 
British National Formulary
 
Care Quality Commission
 
Department of Health - Northern Ireland
 
Healthcare Improvement Scotland
 
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
 
National Association of Primary Care
 
National Pharmacy Association
 
NHS Confederation
 
NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee
 
Scottish Medicines Consortium
 
Welsh Government
Relevant research groups
British Society for Cardiovascular Research
 
Cochrane Heart, Stroke and Circulation
 
Cochrane Hypertension Group
 
Cochrane Kidney and Transplant Group
 
Cochrane Stroke Group
 
European Council for Cardiovascular Research
 
Genomics England
 
Heart Research UK
 
MRC Clinical Trials Unit
 
National Centre for Cardiovascular Preventions and Outcomes
 
National Institute for Health Research
 
The Society for Research in Rehabilitation
 
Wellcome Trust

Related links

Timeline

Key events during the development of the guidance:

Date Update
13 April 2026 Invitation to participate
12 January 2026 - 09 February 2026 Consultation on suggested remit, draft scope and provisional stakeholder list of consultees and commentators
12 January 2026 In progress. Scoping commenced.
02 September 2025 Awaiting development. Status change linked to Topic Selection Decision being set to Selected

For further information on our processes and methods, please see our CHTE processes and methods manual