Following non-submission
AWMSG advice |
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Status: Not endorsed (Statement of Advice) | ||
In the absence of a submission from the holder of the marketing authorisation, atorvastatin/ezetimibe (Atozet®) cannot be endorsed for use within NHS Wales as adjunctive therapy to diet for use in adults with primary (heterozygous familial and non-familial) hypercholesterolaemia or mixed hyperlipidaemia where use of a combination product is appropriate in patients not appropriately controlled with a statin alone or in patients already treated with a statin and ezetimibe; and, as adjunctive therapy to diet for use in adults with homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (HoFH). |
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Medicine details |
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Medicine name | atorvastatin/ezetimibe (Atozet®) | |
Formulation | 80 mg/10 mg film-coated tablet, 40 mg/10 mg film-coated tablet, 20 mg/10 mg film-coated tablet, 10 mg/10 mg film-coated tablet | |
Reference number | 2813 | |
Indication | For use in adults with primary (heterozygous familial and non-familial) hypercholesterolaemia or mixed hyperlipidaemia where use of a combination product is appropriate in patients not appropriately controlled with a statin alone or in patients already treated with a statin and ezetimibe; and, as adjunctive therapy to diet for use in adults with homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (HoFH). |
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Company | Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd | |
BNF chapter | Cardiovascular system | |
Submission type | Non-submission | |
Status | Not endorsed (Statement of Advice) | |
Date of issue | 13/10/2015 |