BMS Opdivo designation a boost for UK early access scheme
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
The award of the UK's third "Promising Innovative Medicine" (PIM) designation, to Bristol-Myers Squibb's drug for advanced melanoma Opdivo (nivolumab), is clearly good news for the company and for patients. But it is also something of a vote of confidence in the UK's Early Access to Medicines Scheme (EAMS), amid concerns that the costs of the scheme could deter some companies from using it.