Mirabegron for overactive bladder: additional benefits not covered

Mirabegron (trade name: Betmiga) has been approved since December 2012 for the treatment of adults with overactive bladder. The Institute for Quality ...

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World's most expensive medicine: is it worth the price?

Is it worth $1 million to treat a potentially fatal genetic disease that causes painful swelling of the pancreas and ...

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Trastuzumab emtansine: indication of major added benefit in metastatic breast cancer with previous anthracycline therapy

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Albiglutide in type 2 diabetes: hint of minor added benefit

Albiglutide (trade name Eperzan) has been approved since March 2014 for adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus in whom diet ...

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Rilpivirine combination product in HIV-1 patients with previous antiretroviral treatment: added benefit not proven

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Vemurafenib: Despite new data no change in result

16 December 2013 - The IQWiG has completed its reassessment of vemurafenib (Zelboraf), a drug used to treat adults with a  certain type ...
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Considerable additional benefit of Eisai's Halaven (eribulin) confirmed by German Federal Joint Committee (G-BA)

The German Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) today has confirmed that the largest defined patient group has "considerable" (beträchtlichen) additional benefit of ...

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Open-angle glaucoma: poor data for the fixed combination tafluprost/timolol

The fixed combination of the drugs tafluprost and timolol (trade name: Taptiqom) has been approved in Germany since December 2014 ...

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Additional benefit of vedolizumab is not shown

Vedolizumab (trade name Entyvio) has been approved since May 2014 for the treatment of patients suffering from moderate to severe form ...

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Fingolimod hydrochloride in a new field of application: additional benefits not covered

The immunosuppressant fingolimod hydrochloride (trade name Gilenya) was approved in May 2014 for a new indication; adults with highly active and ...

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Hint of minor added benefit for Caprelsa (vandetanib) in people aged under 65 years but greater harm in people aged over 65 years

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Type 2 diabetes: added benefit of canagliflozin plus metformin is not proven

17 Novermber 2014 - The fixed combination of canagliflozin with metformin (trade name: Vokanamet) has been approved since April 2014 ...

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Sipuleucel-T in prostate cancer: indication of added benefit

Sipuleucel-T (trade name Provenge) has been approved since September 2014 for men with metastatic prostate cancer who have few or ...

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Albiglutide in type 2 diabetes mellitus: evidence of little added value

Albiglutide (trade name Eperzan) was approved in March 2014 for use by adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus where diet and exercise do ...

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Daclatasvir for hepatitis C: added benefit not proven

The drug daclatasvir (trade name Daklinza) has been available since August 2014 for the treatment of adults with chronic hepatitis ...

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