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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Extend the remit of NICE to commission clinical trials of promising new uses for off-patent drugs and provide sufficient resources for the purpose. More details
Submitted by Geoffrey Porter-Williams of Campaign for Health Service Democracy – Deadline to sign up by: 26 September 2007 – Signatures: 4
More details from petition creator
Other petitions have mentioned specific drugs (DCA - dichloroacetate) where promising new uses of off-patent drugs are not trialled because there is no incentive for manufacturers (who normally fund clinical trials). As such trials would be of public benefit they should be publicly funded. In England and Wales the appropriate body is the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). It would be worthwhile for such trials to be internationally funded (e.g. through the European Union), but this would be a longer-term aspiration.
Current signatories
Geoffrey Porter-Williams, the Petition Creator, joined by:
- Sheila Porter-Williams
- Gillian Eames
- Margaret King
