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People at risk of HIV in Scotland to be given PrEP drug on NHS
11 April 2017 - AIDS campaigners say move puts pressure on England to end delays in providing the medication despite two ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Apr 2017
SMC - April 2017 decisions
10 April 2017 - Medicines for breast cancer, multiple sclerosis and leukaemia among five new treatments accepted for use in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Apr 2017
Cancer drug Kadcyla approved for use by NHS Scotland
10 April 2017 - A breast cancer drug which is being withdrawn in England because it is too expensive is ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Apr 2017
D-day for women battling to get breast cancer drug Kadcyla
10 April 2017 - The drug Kadcyla is known to extend life by at least six months and in many case ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Mar 2017
SMC - March 2017 decisions
13 March 2017 - The SMC has today published advice accepting a medicine used to treat follicular lymphoma for routine ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Mar 2017
Women make plea ahead of decision on breast cancer drug Kadcyla
6 March 2017 - A mother campaigning for a life-extending breast cancer drug to be made available on the NHS ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Mar 2017
'Give us the chance to live': mum suffering from breast cancer begs for life-extending drug Kadcyla to be available on NHS
1 March 2017 - Lesley Stephen watched her friend Annie die of cancer after being refused the drug and decided to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Feb 2017
Botox to be prescribed on NHS in Scotland for migraine patients
13 February 2017 - Botox will be prescribed on the NHS in Scotland for the first time to treat patients ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Feb 2017
SMC - February 2017 decisions
13 February 2017 - Treatments for cancer, cholesterol and chronic migraines among medicines accepted for routine use by NHS Scotland. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jan 2017
SMC - January 2017 decisions
16 January 2017 - The Scottish Medicines Consortium has today published advice accepting four new medicines for routine use in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Dec 2016
Review of access to new medicines report
15 December 2016 - The Scottish Government has published Dr Brian Montgomery’s Review of Access to New Medicines, which assesses ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Dec 2016
Scots miss out on breast cancer drug ‘withheld’ from NHS use
12 December 2016 - Scottish women will miss out on a drug that can shrink breast cancer tumours before surgery, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Dec 2016
SMC - December 2016 decisions
12 December 2016 - The Scottish Medicines Consortium has today published advice accepting a medicine used to treat advanced prostate ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Nov 2016
Pancreatic cancer: new treatment could see advanced patients live twice as long
24 November 2016 - Advanced pancreatic cancer patients in Scotland may benefit from a new treatment which could allow them to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Nov 2016
Updated submission form and guide for Patient Group Partners
24 November 2016 - Following feedback from patient groups and our committee members, the SMC has introduced an updated Patient ...