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FOI 2025/1277

Reference FOI 2025/1277
Description Atopic dermatitis
Date Requested 23/06/2025
Date Replied 30/06/2025
Category Medicines Optimisation

Please could I submit an FOI request to understand a little more about how atopic dermatitis is managed within your ICB. I have included a couple of questions below but please do let me know if you wanted me to expand on anything!

  • Do you use a prior approval to approval funding for atopic dermatitis biologics in adults?
  • Do you use Blueteq for this prior approval system? If not, which system do you use?
  • Please could you tell me how many initiations were approved for the following medicines for atopic dermatitis in your ICB. Please could this information be given as a count for each month over the last year. For clarity, I’ve included a table to show the requested format.
    1. Dupilimab
    2. Baricitinib
    3. Abrocitinib
    4. Tralokinumab
    5. Upadacitinib
    6. Lebrikizumab
  Jun-24 Jul-24 Aug-24 Sep-24 Oct-24 Nov-24 Dec-24 Jan-25 Feb-25 Mar-25 Apr-25 May-25
Dupilimab                        
Baricitinib                        
Abrocitinib                        
Tralokinumab                        
Upadacitinib                        
Lebrikizumab                        

1) Yes, but it depends on drug – see below.

2) Yes, we use Blueteq.

3)  We currently only have Blueteq forms for dupilumab and baricitinib. Data in below table illustrate number of Blueteq initiation forms indicating approved initiations for each drug per month.

  Jun-24 Jul-24   Aug-24 Sep-24 Oct-24 Nov-24 Dec-24 Jan-25 Feb-25 Mar-25 Apr-25 May-25
Dupilimab 24 24   23 14 24 21 12 17 21 20 18 17
Baricitinib 0 0   0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Abrocitinib  
Tralokinumab  
Upadacitinib  
Lebrikizumab  

 

Where NHS Greater Manchester (NHS GM) does not hold the information requested; it will be necessary for you to contact the Provider Trusts commissioned in Greater Manchester for the information you seek.  To assist you, please find below links to their websites with information about how to make a Freedom of Information request.

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust – Freedom of information – Bolton NHS FT (boltonft.nhs.uk)

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust – Freedom of Information Requests :: Northern Care Alliance

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust – Freedom of Information – Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (mft.nhs.uk)

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust – Freedom of Information – Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust – Freedom of Information Requests :: Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care (tamesideandglossopicft.nhs.uk)

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – WWL Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | FOI Disclosure Log

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