Vol. 3 No. 2 (2023)
Reimbursement Reviews

Mepolizumab (Nucala)

Published February 27, 2023

Key Messages

  • CADTH reimbursement reviews are comprehensive assessments of the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, as well as patient and clinician perspectives, of a drug or drug class.
  • The assessments inform non-binding recommendations that help guide the reimbursement decisions of Canada's federal, provincial, and territorial governments, with the exception of Quebec.
  • This review assesses mepolizumab (Nucala), 100 mg/mL for subcutaneous injection.
  • Indication: As add-on maintenance treatment with intranasal corticosteroids in adult patients with severe chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps inadequately controlled by intranasal corticosteroids alone.