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SMC - October 2019 decisions
7 October 2019 - Medicines which can be used to treat lymphoma, lung cancer, breast cancer and psoriasis have today been ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Sep 2019
Vertex announces new access agreement with Scottish Government for Orkambi (lumacaftor/ivacaftor) and Symkevi (tezacaftor/ivacaftor)
12 September 2019 - Eligible patients in Scotland will immediately have access to Orkambi (lumacaftor/ivacaftor) and Symkevi (tezacaftor/ivacaftor) in combination with ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Sep 2019
SMC U-turn for Vertex’s CF drugs
12 September 2019 - Vertex has announced that following a change of heart by the SMC, eligible cystic fibrosis patients ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Sep 2019
SMC - September 2019 decisions
9 September 2019 - The Scottish Medicines Consortium, which advises on newly licensed medicines for use by NHSScotland, has today ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Aug 2019
Scottish Medicines Consortium accepts Buvidal for treatment of opioid dependence
13 August 2019 - The Scottish Medicines Consortium has accepted weekly and monthly Buvidal for treatment of opioid dependence in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Aug 2019
‘Not acceptable’ disappointment as cystic fibrosis drug not approved in Scotland
12 August 2019 - People with cystic fibrosis in Scotland will continue to be denied potentially life-extending drugs after they ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Aug 2019
Cystic fibrosis drugs rejected for use by NHS in Scotland
12 August 2019 - Two "life-changing" cystic fibrosis drugs have been rejected for routine use by the NHS in Scotland. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Aug 2019
SMC - August 2019 decisions
12 August 2019 - The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC), which advises on newly licensed medicines for use by NHSScotland, has today ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jul 2019
Brexit: 'No guarantee' of medicines if no EU deal agreed
14 July 2019 - Scottish Brexit Secretary Mike Russell has said he cannot absolutely guarantee the supply of medicine to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Jul 2019
New treatment approved for patients with breast cancer in Scotland
8 July 2019 - A new drug for patients with advanced breast cancer has been approved for use by the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Jul 2019
SMC - July 2019 decisions
8 July 2019 - A medicine used to treat advanced breast cancer has today been accepted by the Scottish Medicines ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Jun 2019
SMC - June 2019 decisions
10 June 2019 - The Scottish Medicines Consortium, which advises on newly licensed medicines for use by NHSScotland, has today ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 May 2019
New cancer drugs approved for NHS use in Scotland
13 May 2019 - The Scottish Medicines Consortium accepted the use of new medicines to treat patients with breast and skin ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 May 2019
SMC - May 2019 decisions
13 May 2019 - A medicine used to treat advanced breast cancer has today been accepted by the SMC for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Apr 2019
Life-changing drug for chronic migraine approved in Scotland
8 April 2019 - The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) announced that Aimovig (erenumab) has been accepted for adults who have ...