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NICE issues final guidance for reimbursement making Vazkepa (icosapent ethyl) available across the NHS in England & Wales
13 July 2022 - Newly published final guidance by NICE in the UK confirms its prior draft recommendation for the use ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Jul 2022
Teaching the basics of health technology assessment
11 July 2022 - NICE has launched a free learning course that provides an introduction to health technology assessment. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Jul 2022
NICE recommends Opdivo as post-surgery treatment
8 July 2021 - The therapy will be used for specific muscle invasive urothelial cancer patients ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Jul 2022
World’s first chemo drone delivery announced on NHS birthday
5 July 2022 - NHS cancer patients will be the first in the world to benefit from chemotherapy delivered by ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jul 2022
NICE recommends Janssen’s treatment for active psoriatic arthritis
6 July 2022 - Clinical trial evidence suggests that Tremfya is effective when compared with a placebo ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jul 2022
Setmelanotide for the treatment of patients with obesity caused by LEPR or POMC deficiency
6 July 2022 - NICE has issued fvidence-based recommendations on setmelanotide (Imcivree) for treating obesity caused by LEPR or POMC ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Jul 2022
NICE recommends three more treatments for atopic dermatitis
30 June 2022 - Doctors now have three more prescribing options for patients with severe atopic dermatitis who do not ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jul 2022
NHS saves 1.2 billion pounds on medicines over three years
1 July 2022 - The NHS has saved taxpayers £1.2 billion in just three years, while securing cutting-edge treatments for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jun 2022
Zanubrutinib for the treatment of adults with Waldenström’s macroglobulinaemia
29 June 2022 - NICE has published a second appraisal consultation document on the use of zanubrutinib for the treatment ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Jun 2022
NICE publishes its 800th technology assessment
29 June 2022 - TAs 799 and 800 are for the same technology. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Jun 2022
The Innovative Medicines Fund - good news for patients but has an opportunity been missed to be more ambitious?
27 June 2022 - NHS England and Improvement has announced the launch of the Innovative Medicines Fund. The ABPI’s Director ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jun 2022
NICE opts to reject Acorda’s MS drug Fampyra
22 June 2022 - NICE has announced its decision to reject Fampyra – also known as fampridine – for use ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Jun 2022
Tebentafusp for treating advanced (unresectable or metastatic) uveal melanoma
21 June 2022 - The Department of Health and Social Care has asked NICE to produce guidance on using tebentafusp ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jun 2022
NHS lands breakthrough in global battle against superbugs
15 June 2022 - The NHS is set to roll out two ‘superbug’ busting drugs through a world first, pioneering ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jun 2022
New treatment to increase the chances of a successful kidney transplant recommended by NICE
16 June 2022 - A new treatment that increases the chance of a successful kidney transplant has been recommended by ...