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3.5 O<strong>the</strong>r relevant factors<br />

3.5.1 Equity<br />

The MS includes a section on equity issues, where no issues are reported (Page 26). The clinical<br />

advisors t <strong>the</strong> ERG <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> ERG are satisfied that <strong>the</strong>re do not appear to be any major issues to<br />

consider, <strong>and</strong> note that <strong>the</strong>re are two advantages to rivaroxaban that could be considered as<br />

improvements in equity. These are<br />

The comparators in <strong>the</strong> UK are made <strong>of</strong> pig heparin, which may present access issues <strong>for</strong><br />

people <strong>of</strong> some religious denominations. (Personal Communication with Dr Hampton,<br />

November 2011)<br />

In comparison to LMWH, rivaroxaban would increase access <strong>for</strong> those <strong>for</strong> whom dexterity or<br />

needle phobia is an issue.<br />

3.5.2 Patient Access Scheme<br />

There is no ongoing Patient Access Scheme, <strong>and</strong> no o<strong>the</strong>r relevant factors <strong>of</strong> which <strong>the</strong> ERG is<br />

aware.<br />

3.5.3 Reversal <strong>of</strong> anticoagulation<br />

The ERG is aware that reversal <strong>of</strong> anticoagulation by rivaroxaban has not been st<strong>and</strong>ardised, though<br />

<strong>the</strong>re are promising <strong>the</strong>rapies under investigation. 30 As such, <strong>the</strong>re is a potential <strong>for</strong> rivaroxaban to<br />

have an adverse effect on patients through <strong>the</strong> delay <strong>of</strong> emergency surgery. The ERG assumes that<br />

<strong>the</strong>se types <strong>of</strong> events would have been recorded as adverse events, <strong>and</strong> will <strong>the</strong>re<strong>for</strong>e have been<br />

captured in <strong>the</strong> study outcomes, though may have been too rare to be observed in this size <strong>of</strong> patient<br />

population.<br />

31<br />

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