Suggested remit: To appraise the clinical and cost effectiveness of ruxolitinib within its marketing authorisation for treating moderate atopic dermatitis

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:
6602

Provisional Schedule

Expected publication:
03 June 2027

Project Team

Project lead
Emily Richards

Email enquiries

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


External Assessment Group:
BMJ Technology Assessment Group (BMJ-TAG), BMJ

Stakeholders

Companies sponsors
Incyte Biosciences UK (ruxolitinib)
Others
Department of Health and Social Care
 
NHS England
Patient carer groups
Allergy UK
 
Changing Faces
 
Eczema Outreach Support
 
Let’s Face it
 
Eczema UK
 
South Asian Health Foundation
 
Specialised Healthcare Alliance
Professional groups
British Association of Dermatologists
 
British Dermatological Nursing Group
 
British Geriatrics Society
 
Primary Care Dermatology Society
 
Royal College of General Practitioners
 
Royal College of Nursing
 
Royal College of Pathologists
 
Royal College of Physicians
 
Royal Pharmaceutical Society
 
Royal Society of Medicine
 
UK Clinical Pharmacy Association
Associated public health groups
Public Health Wales
 
UK Health Security Agency
Comparator companies
Abbvie (upadacitinib)
 
Almirall (lebrikizumab)
 
Aspen (azathioprine)
 
Cipla UK (methotrexate)
 
Dexcel pharma (ciclosporin)
 
Eli Lilly (baricitinib)
 
Esteve pharmaceuticals
 
Galderma (nemolizumab)
 
Hospira (methotrexate)
 
Leo Laboratories (tralokinumab)
 
Medac (methotrexate)
 
Milpharm (mycophenolate mofetil)
 
Morningside Healthcare (methotrexate, mycophenolate mofetil)
 
Nordic Pharma (methotrexate)
 
Nova Laboratories (azathioprine)
 
Novartis Pharmaceuticals (ciclosporin)
 
Orion Pharma (methotrexate)
 
Pfizer (abrocitinib)
 
Roche Products (mycophenolate mofetil)
 
Rosemont Pharmaceuticals (methotrexate)
 
Sandoz (methotrexate)
 
Sanofi (dupilumab)
 
Santen UK (ciclosporin)
 
Strides Pharma (azathioprine)
 
Teva Pharma B.V. (mycophenolate mofetil)
 
Tillomed Laboratories (azathioprine,
 
Viatris (ciclosporin)
General commentators
All Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre
 
Allied Health Professionals Federation
 
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 Skin Foundation
 
Centre of Evidence-based Dermatology, University of Nottingham
 
Cochrane Skin Group
 
Dermatrust
 
Genomics England
 
MRC Clinical Trials Unit
 
National Institute for Health Research

Related links

Timeline

Key events during the development of the guidance:

Date Update
02 July 2026 Invitation to participate
21 April 2026 - 20 May 2026 Consultation on suggested remit, draft scope and provisional stakeholder list of consultees and commentators: 6602
21 April 2026 In progress. Scoping commencing
20 June 2025 Awaiting development. Status change linked to Topic Selection Decision being set to Selected

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