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ARTICLE | Politics & Policy

Cancer Drugs Fund relaunched

July 29, 2016 7:00 AM UTC

The U.K.'s Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) was relaunched Friday, and is now accepting new drugs for inclusion.

In order to better control costs, NHS England and NICE revamped the CDF earlier this year, making it a "managed access" fund that pays for drugs NICE recommends conditionally as part of its appraisal process. Its budget is L340 million ($446.2 million). ...