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RSS FeedPosted by Michael Wonder on 09 Feb 2023
Availability of Sanofi’s Nexviadyme (avalglucosidase alfa) provides NHS with new treatment for Pompe disease
8 February 2023 - Sanofi announced today that health care specialists and patients living with Pompe disease will now have ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Feb 2023
Regorafenib monohydrate for patients with previously treated metastatic colorectal cancer
8 February 2023 - Regorafenib monohydrate is recommended as an option for the treatment of adults with metastatic colorectal cancer who ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Feb 2023
Nivolumab in combination with fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-based chemotherapy for patients with untreated unresectable advanced, recurrent, or metastatic oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma
8 February 2023 - Nivolumab, when used in combination with fluoropyrimidine-based and platinum-based combination chemotherapy, is recommended as an option ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Feb 2023
The EU butts heads with big pharma to make medicines cheaper
2 February 2023 - The bloc’s pharma reform aims to get new drugs to patients faster, for less money. But it ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Feb 2023
Pharma industry urges halt to further rises in record revenue clawbacks
2 February 2023 - The pharmaceutical industry is calling on the government to scrap plans to raise the statutory revenue clawback ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Feb 2023
Nintedanib esylate for the treatment of adults with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis when forced vital capacity is above 80% predicted
1 February 2023 - Nintedanib esylate is recommended as an option for the treatment of adults with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Feb 2023
Somatrogon for treating growth disturbance in people 3 years and over
1 February 2023 - Somatrogon is recommended as an option for the treatment of children 3 years of age and over ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Feb 2023
Upadacitinib monohydrate for the treatment of patients with active non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis
1 February 2023 - Upadacitinib monohydrate is recommended as an option for the treatment of adults with active non-radiographic axial ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jan 2023
Jazz Pharmaceuticals receives NICE recommendation for the reimbursement of Epidyolex (cannabidiol) for the treatment of seizures associated with tuberous sclerosis complex in England
31 January 2023 - Jazz Pharmaceuticals today announced that Epidyolex (cannabidiol 100 mg/mL oral solution), developed by GW Pharmaceuticals, has been ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jan 2023
Risankizumab for the treatment of patients with previously treated moderate to severe active Crohn's disease
27 January 2023 - The Department of Health and Social Care has asked NICE to produce guidance on using risankizumab in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jan 2023
NICE approves new migraine drug for NHS use in England and Wales
25 January 2023 - Drugs regulator recommends eptinezumab for adults when three previous treatments have failed. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jan 2023
UK's voluntary scheme for branded medicines, pricing and access (VPAS) faces a potential crisis
19 January 2023 - The UK has a “voluntary scheme for branded medicines, pricing, and access” or VPAS, which sets a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jan 2023
NICE recommends reimbursement for Translarna
19 January 2023 - Only approved treatment for the underlying cause of nonsense mutation Duchenne muscular dystrophy. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jan 2023
The battle over European drug pricing
19 January 2023 - UK and EU must balance health cost control with plans to grow life sciences. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jan 2023
NICE recommends all oral triplet regimen for patients living with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma
19 January 2023 - Since its launch in December 2017, ixazomib has been funded through the Cancer Drugs Fund and has ...