Letermovir

Status:
Do Not Prescribe (DNP), Red
Decision Date:
March 2019
 

Comments

RED: Prophylaxis of CMV reactivation and disease in adult AMV-seropositive recipients of an allogenic haematopoietic stem cell transplant

RED: NICE TA591 - for preventing cytomegalovirus disease after stem cell transplant. (Decision date - August 2019)

 DNP: NICE TA1082 (Terminated appraisal) Letermovir for preventing cytomegalovirus infection after a kidney transplant (Decision date Aug 2025)

Do Not Prescribe (DNP) Drug Classifications

  • 6: Have NICE guidance that recommends they should not be used

Red Drug Classifications

  • 1: Requiring specialist assessment to enable patient selection, initiation and ongoing treating
  • 2: Requiring long term on-going monitoring of efficacy by a specialist and not suitable for shared care
  • 3: Requiring long term on-going monitoring of toxicity by a specialist (either because of difficulty in recognising side effects or high cost of investigations to identify toxicity)
  • 8. NHS England commissioned – to be used in line with NHSE commissioning intentions

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