NHS patients denied arthritis drug

icNorthLondonOnline -: "A drug said to ease an 'aggressive' form of arthritis will not be approved for use on the NHS, the health watchdog has announced. The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) has said it will not reconsider its recommendation in August not to prescribe abatacept (known as Orencia) for the treatment of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis."