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NHS Scotland reject ‘extremely effective’ breast cancer drug for third time despite drug being offered to English patients
12 June 2017 - The Scottish Medicines Consortium said that they don't believe Perjeta would be a 'good use of limited ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Jun 2017
Two new kidney cancer drugs approved for NHS Scotland
12 June 2017 - Two new drugs for the treatment of incurable kidney cancer have been approved for use by ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Jun 2017
SMC - June 2017 decisions
12 June 2017 - Four new medicines accepted for routine use by NHS Scotland. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Jun 2017
NICE refuses to expand use of Roche’s IPF drug Esbriet
12 June 2017 - The NICE it remaining steadfast in its position that Roche’s Esbriet should only be funded by ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Jun 2017
Changes to the National Immunisation Schedule - meningococcal C conjugate vaccine
12 June 2017 - PHARMAC is pleased to announce a decision related to the National Immunisation Schedule (NIS) that will ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Jun 2017
Proposal for various medicines in the neurology, immunology and nephrology therapeutic areas approved
12 June 2017 - PHARMAC is pleased to announce the approval of a proposal relating to certain medicines in the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jun 2017
The secret slugs doubling your health fund premium
11 June 2017 - Over a million Australians are paying up to $3,000 more for private health insurance as a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jun 2017
'The wrong cancer': Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme failing rare cancer sufferers
11 June 2017 - In some ways, Sarah McGoram and her husband Tom have been incredibly lucky in life. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jun 2017
Subsequent entry products for non-biological complex drugs
9 June 2017 - In order to reflect the current environment for subsequent entry non-biological complex drugs, CADTH, in consultation ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jun 2017
Medical reviews prescribe economies in health care
9 June 2017 - You may hear about the advances in medicine, those promising new treatments, drugs or procedures expected ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Jun 2017
NICE rejects Zurampic for hyperuricaemia in gout patients
9 June 2017 - Cost regulators for the NHS in England and Wales have published draft guidelines barring adults with ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Jun 2017
Public funding of approved lung cancer treatments needed now
7 June 2017 - The Canadian Cancer Survivor Network and Lung Cancer Canada are calling on government and industry to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Jun 2017
Post-market review of the use of biologics in the treatment of severe chronic plaque psoriasis – public consultation process
9 June 2017 - The public consultation process on the post-market review of the use of biologics in the treatment ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Jun 2017
Public health ‘needs private patients’ to help keep specialists
8 June 2017 - Queensland Health Minister Cameron Dick has defended the practice of public hospitals billing health insurers, warning ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Jun 2017
WHO labels PrEP an essential medicine
8 June 2017 - HIV prevention medication PrEP has been added to the World Health Organisation’s list of “essential medicines”. ...