SMC - March 2024 decisions

11 March 2024 - The SMC, which advises on newly-licensed medicines for use by NHSScotland, has today published advice on ...

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SMC - February 2024 decisions

12 February 2024 - The SMC, which advises on newly-licensed medicines for use by NHSScotland, has today published advice on ...

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Updates on NICE and SMC collaboration on MTA for cystic fibrosis

1 February 2024 - On 19 December 2023, we advised that NICE would be liaising with key stakeholders to determine ...

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NICE issues draft guidance for use of remdesivir and also for tixagevimab-cilgavimab for treatment of COVID-19

18 January 2024 - Draft guidance for public consultation has been published by NICE. ...

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SMC - January 2024 decisions

15 January 2024 - The SMC, which advises on newly-licensed medicines for use by NHSScotland, has today published advice on ...

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SMC - December 2023 decisions

11 December 2023 - The SMC, which advises on newly licensed medicines for use by NHSScotland, has today published advice ...

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SMC - November 2023 decisions

13 November 2023 - The SMC, which advises on newly licensed medicines for use by NHSScotland, has today published advice ...

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Lynparza (olaparib) accepted for use in Scotland as adjuvant treatment for patients with germline BRCA mutated HER2 negative high risk early breast cancer

9 October 2023 - First and only approved medicine in Scotland which targets germline (hereditary) BRCA mutations in early breast cancer ...

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AbbVie’s Aquipta (atogepant) is now available in Scotland for the prevention of migraines in adults

9 October 2023 - The SMC has accepted Aquipta (atogepant), the oral, once daily calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist for restricted ...

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SMC - October 2023 decisions

9 October 2023 - The SMC, which advises on newly-licensed medicines for use by NHSScotland, has today published advice on ...

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SMC - September 2023 decisions

11 September 2023 - The SMC, which advises on newly-licensed medicines for use by NHSScotland, has today published advice on ...

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Patient and citizen participation at the organisational level in health technology assessment: an exploratory study in five jurisdictions

8 August 2023 - While patient participation in individual health technology assessments has been frequently described in the literature, patient and ...

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Scottish Medicines Consortium accepts Vazkepa (icosapent ethyl) to help reduce cardiovascular risk for patients in Scotland

7 August 2023 - Vazkepa already commercially available in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland where NICE recommended its reimbursement and use ...

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SMC - August 2023 decisions

7 August 2023 - The SMC, which advises on newly licensed medicines for use by NHSScotland, has today published advice ...

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SMC - July 2023 decisions

10 July 2023 - The SMC, which advises on newly-licensed medicines for use by NHSScotland, has today published advice on ...

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