The U.K. drug regulator has recommended the use of Xarelto, a drug produced by a unit of Bayer AG (BAYN.XE), to treat blood clots, according to draft final guidance published Friday. The guidance is likely to result in a recommendation from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, known as NICE, meaning the U.K. public health-care system will offer the drug and pay for it. The draft guidance is now with consultees, who have the opportunity to appeal against it. “Bayer Healthcare welcomes this draft final appraisal determination recommendation from NICE because it simplifies the treatment of venous blood clot treatment for physicians and their patients,” Bayer spokeswoman Astrid Kranz said.
