Question reference: S5W-00361
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: 1 June 2016
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Current status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 13 June 2016
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the average cost per patient is of (a) pre-exposure prophylaxis and (b) treatment for HIV.
Answer
In order for the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) to assess the clinical and cost effectiveness of pre-exposure prophylaxis, including comparisons with current licensed treatments, the manufacturer would need to obtain a marketing authorisation (product licence) for this treatment and make a submission to the SMC.
NHS national procurement estimate that first line therapies for HIV treatment cost an average of approximately £6,136 per patient per year. There is also a wide variety of second line treatment options, the costs of which range from approximately £3,000 to £11,000 per patient per annum.