NICE RECOMMENDS ELMIRON® FOR THE TREATMENT OF BLADDER PAIN SYNDROME

Consilient Health welcomes the decision by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to recommend elmiron^® (pentosan polysulfate sodium) for bladder pain syndrome (BPS) within its marketing authorisation¹.  NICE has recommended that elmiron^®, the only licensed oral medication for BPS with glomerulations or Hunner’s lesions (referred to as interstitial cystitis/BPS), is used in accordance with specified considerations ^1,2,3.

The recommendation came after Consilient Health agreed a Patient Access Scheme with NICE which makes elmiron^® available to the National Health Service (NHS).   

Mr Jonathan Goddard, Consultant Urological Surgeon, Leicester General Hospital said: “This positive recommendation from NICE will allow patients with this chronic and difficult to treat condition to benefit from elmiron^®, an effective and well-tolerated treatment for BPS”.

Susannah Fraser, Communication and Media Manager, Bladder Health UK said: “BPS is a debilitating condition and has a considerable detrimental impact on the individual’s lifestyle, ability to work, emotional health and relationships.  Their quality of life is hugely compromised.  For individuals to be able to access elmiron^® on the NHS is really good news.”

Amanda Paxon, Consilient Health UK Country Manager Pharmaceuticals said: “This is a condition with a significant unmet clinical need and the company is delighted that elmiron^® has been recommended for the treatment of IC/BPS”.