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dulaglutide (Trulicity®)

 

Following a full submission

AWMSG advice

Status: Recommended with restrictions

Dulaglutide (Trulicity®) is recommended as an option for restricted use within NHS Wales. Dulaglutide (Trulicity®) should be restricted for use in the following subpopulation / circumstances within its licensed indication for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in adults to improve glycaemic control:

  • After failure, intolerance or where there is a contraindication to, standard triple therapy (metformin and two other antidiabetic medicines) as an alternative to insulin therapy.
  • In combination with other glucose-lowering medicinal products but not including insulin, when these, together with diet and exercise, do not provide adequate glycaemic control, in line with current NICE guidance.

Dulaglutide (Trulicity®) is not recommended for use within NHS Wales outside of this subpopulation / these circumstances.

 Final Recommendation: dulaglutide (Trilicity) 866 (PDF, 273Kb)
 Appraisal Report: dulaglutide (Trulicity) 866 (PDF, 173Kb)

Medicine details

Medicine name dulaglutide (Trulicity®)
Formulation 0.75 mg, 1.5 mg solution for injection
Reference number 866
Indication

In adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus to improve glycaemic control as:

  • monotherapy, when diet and exercise alone do not provide adequate glycaemic control in patients for whom the use of metformin is considered inappropriate due to intolerance or contraindications;
  • add-on therapy, in combination with other glucose-lowering medicinal products including insulin, when these, together with diet and exercise, do not provide adequate glycaemic control
Company Eli Lilly & Co Ltd
BNF chapter Endocrine system
Submission type Full
Status Recommended with restrictions
Advice number 1116
NMG meeting date 13/04/2016
AWMSG meeting date 18/05/2016
Ratification by Welsh Government 10/06/2016
Date of issue 15/06/2016
Date of last review 28/05/2019
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