November 2015 decisions news release

9 November 2015 - New treatments for skin cancer, ovarian cancer and deep vein thrombosis have been accepted for routine ...

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Scottish Medicines Consortium - forthcoming submissions

15 October 2015 - Below is a list of forthcoming submissions that have recently been added to the SMC's programme. ...

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SMC October 2015 decisions news release

12 October 2015 - The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC), which reviews newly licensed medicines, has today (Monday 12 October) published advice ...

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Scottish Medicines Consortium - forthcoming submissions

15 September 2015 - Below is a list of forthcoming submissions that have recently been added to the SMC work ...

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September 2015 SMC decisions news release

8 September 2015 - The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has today published advice accepting seven new medicines for use in NHS ...

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Seven new medicines approved for NHS Scotland

7 September 2015 - Scottish cost regulators have endorsed National Health Service use of seven new medicines including treatments for ovarian ...

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FDA approves paediatric indication for Emend (aprepitant) capsules in combination with other anti-emetic agents

2 September 2015 - Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the U.S. Food and ...

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Five new drugs given approval for use by Scottish NHS

Patients with thyroid cancer, Crohn’s disease and pneumonia will now be offered new treatments after new medicines were made available in ...

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Unique 'pay if you clear' proposal for new hepatitis drug

The NHS in Scotland could be reimbursed for the cost of a new hepatitis drug if sufferers fail to clear ...

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SMC advice - November 2013

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ABPI comments on Scottish New Medicines Fund

Commenting on the Scottish Government’s decision to establish a dedicated New Medicines Fund worth £40m, ABPI Scotland Director Andrew Powrie-Smith ...

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SMC - Forthcoming submissions

Below is a list of forthcoming submissions that have recently been added to the SMC's programme: ...

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Janssen statement: Update on the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) decision on the use of Zytiga (abiraterone acetate) prior to chemotherapy

Following discussion with the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) Janssen has requested that the SMC decision not to recommend the use ...

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Hepatitis C drug sofosbuvir approved for use on NHS

Experts have approved the use of a new drug to treat hepatitis C on the NHS. ...

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SMC - recently added forthcoming submissions

Below is a list of forthcoming submissions that have recently been added to the SMC's programme. ...

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