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NHS England finalises procurement to eliminate hepatitis C
1 May 2019 - After lengthy negotiations and a court battle, NHS England has reached agreement with three drug companies ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Sep 2016
NICE says yes to another hepatitis C drug
23 September 2016 - A new drug which effectively treats more genotypes of hepatitis C has been recommended for use in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Sep 2016
More options to be made available to treat hepatitis C
9 September 2016 - Another ‘potential curative’ drug for people with chronic hepatitis C will be made available on the NHS. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jul 2016
A pill too hard to swallow: how the NHS is limiting access to high priced drugs
27 July 2016 - A joint investigation by The BMJ and Cambridge and Bath universities uncovers how NHS England tried to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jul 2016
High cost of new drugs
27 July 2016 - Why government must negotiate a better deal for publicly funded research. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jul 2016
Hollow victories and hepatitis C
28 July 2016 - When Gilead Sciences introduced sofosbuvir based antivirals in 2014, the drugs were touted as a breakthrough for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Jul 2016
Betting on hepatitis C: how financial speculation in drug development influences access to medicines
27 July 2016 - Victor Roy and Lawrence King argue that the acquisition strategies of drug companies magnify development costs and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Jul 2016
NHS 'abandoning' thousands by rationing hepatitis C drugs
28 July 2016 - Addaction says NHS England decision to treat just 10,000 people a year with costly drugs is ‘potential ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Nov 2015
NICE publishes final drug recommendations for the treatment of four separate medical conditions
25 November 2015 - Each piece of guidance looked at the cost-effectiveness of a particular drug to treat a specific medical ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Oct 2015
NICE approval of new hepatitis drug could result in £700m bill for NHS
21 October 2015 - The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has approved another treatment for hepatitis C, presenting NHS ...