Renumeration for Remdesivir

Summary

The requester asked Manx Care about financial payments for prescribing Remdesivir and mortality statistics for patients receiving the drug. Manx Care confirmed no financial payments were made but refused to provide mortality data, citing that the information is not held.

Key Facts

• No health-care professional, practice, or hospital received financial payment for prescribing Remdesivir.
• Manx Care does not hold data on the number of patients who died post-Remdesivir administration from November 2020.
• Manx Care does not hold data on the recorded causes of death for patients who received Remdesivir.
• The authority suggested contacting the General Registry for death certificate information.
• The request was formally closed on 11 February 2022.

Data Disclosed

• 2221814
• 2022-02-01
• 2022-02-15
• 11 February 2022
• November 2020
• Section 11(3)a
• IM4 4R
• 01624 650 000

Exemptions Cited

• Section 11(3)a of the Act (Information not held)

Original Request

1) Does any health-care professional, practice or hospital receive any financial payment for prescribing Remdesivir? 2) If so, how much is received each time Remdesivir is prescribed? 3) Who is the beneficiary of this payment? 4) How many patients per month have died for any and all causes of mortality post Remdesivir being administered November 2020 to present? 5) From Q4, what was the recorded Cause of death?

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Manx Care Noble’s Hospital, Strang Braddan, Isle of Man IM4 4R (01624) 650 000

Our ref: 2221814 11 February 2022

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 1 February 2022 and which states:

"1) Does any health-care professional, practice or hospital receive any financial payment for prescribing Remdesivir? 2) If so, how much is received each time Remdesivir is prescribed? 3) Who is the beneficiary of this payment? 4) How many patients per month have died for any and all causes of mortality post Remdesivir being administered November 2020 to present? 5) From Q4, what was the recorded Cause of death?" Our Response: Question 1: Does any health-care professional, practice or hospital receive any financial payment for prescribing Remdesivir? No health care professional, practice or hospital has received any financial payment. Question 2: If so, how much is received each time Remdesivir is prescribed? Please refer to question 1. Question 3: Who is the beneficiary of this payment? Please refer to question 1. Question 4: How many patients per month have died for any and all causes of mortality post Remdesivir being administered November 2020 to present? While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Manx Care is unable to provide the information that you have requested. This is in line with Section 11(3)a of the Act, as a practical refusal reason applies; namely we do not hold or cannot, after taking reasonable steps to do so, find the information that you have requested.

In order to provide advice and assistance you may wish to contact the General Registry who holds death certificate information. Question 5: From Q4, what was the recorded Cause of death?" While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Manx Care is unable to provide the information that you have requested. This is in line with Section 11(3)a of the Act, as a practical refusal reason applies; namely we do not hold or cannot, after taking reasonable steps to do so, find the information that you have requested. In order to provide advice and assistance you may wish to contact the General Registry who holds death certificate information.

Please quote the reference number 2221814 in any future communications.

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I will now close your request as of this date. Yours sincerely