Abstract:In developing new medicines, pharmaceutical companies face the complex and challenging task of choosing comparators, in the absence of clear and consistent guidance, in order to produce evidence that best meets diverse stakeholder needs. This lack of clear and consistent guidance has led to several high-profile cases in which HTA bodies rejected products receiving regulatory approval due to a lack of evidence relative to desired comparators. Our objective was to identify key issues in comparator selection and … Show more
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