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SMC - February 2021 decisions
8 February 2021 - The SMC, which advises on newly licensed medicines for use by NHSScotland, has today published advice ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jan 2021
Scotland backs Roche’s Rozlytrek for ROS1 lung cancer
19 January 2021 - The Scottish Medicines Consortium has given a green light to Roche’s Rozlytrek for a rare form ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jan 2021
SMC - January 2021 decisions
18 January 2021 - The SMC, which advises on newly licensed medicines for use by NHSScotland, has today published advice ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Dec 2020
SMC - December 2020 decisions
7 December 2020 - Medicines which can be used to treat a form of blood cancer and a rare muscle ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Nov 2020
After NICE okay, Scots denied access to Vifor’s Veltassa
10 November 2020 - The SMC has ruled that there’s not enough evidence to support NHS funding of Vifor Pharma’s ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Nov 2020
New osteoporosis drug for women approved for use on NHS in Scotland
9 October 2020 - A new drug to treat women with severe cases of the bone disease osteoporosis has been ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Nov 2020
SMC - November 2020 decisions
9 November 2020 - Advice on eight new medicines for use in conditions including breast cancer, lung cancer and osteoporosis has ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Oct 2020
SMC accepts Bavencio (avelumab) in combination with axitinib for the first-line treatment of adult patients with advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma
12 October 2020 - Merck and Pfizer announced today that the Scottish Medicines Consortium has accepted the immunotherapy Bavencio (avelumab) for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Oct 2020
SMC - October 2020 decisions
12 October 2020 - The Scottish Medicines Consortium, which advises on newly licensed medicines for use by NHSScotland, has today ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Sep 2020
Alimera Sciences obtains reimbursement approval for Iluvien use in non-infectious posterior uveitis in Scotland
8 September 2020 - Alimera Sciences announces that the Scottish Medicines Consortium, after completing its assessment and review, has accepted (per ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Sep 2020
SMC recommends Merck's Keytruda for another two indications
7 September 2020 - Pembrolizumab (Keytruda) has been accepted for the treatment of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Sep 2020
SMC accepts Spravato (esketamine) nasal spray for use in adults with treatment-resistant major depressive disorder in Scotland
7 September 2020 - SMC acceptance comes less than a week after second rejection by NICE. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Sep 2020
SMC - September 2020 decisions
7 September 2020 - The SMC has today published advice accepting fourteen new medicines. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Aug 2020
SMC - August 2020 decisions
10 August 2020 - The Scottish Medicines Consortium has today published advice accepting neratinib (Nerlynx) for the treatment of breast ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Apr 2020
SMC - April 2020 decisions
13 April 2020 - The Scottish Medicines Consortium, which advises on newly licensed medicines for use by NHSScotland, has today published ...