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New breast cancer drug approved for use in Scotland
11 December 2017 - A new breast cancer drug has been approved for use on the NHS in Scotland. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Dec 2017
SMC - December 2017 decisions
11 December 2017 - SMC accepts three new medicines for use by NHSScotland ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Nov 2017
SMC - November 2017 decisions
13 November 2017 - The Scottish Medicines Consortium has today published advice accepting three new medicines for use by NHSScotland. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Oct 2017
Patients in Scotland first to get new blood cancer drug daratumumab on NHS
9 October 2017 - An innovative new drug for the treatment of a complex blood cancer has been approved for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Oct 2017
SMC - October 2017 decisions
9 October 2017 - SMC accepts medicines for hepatitis C and multiple myeloma for use by NHSScotland. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Sep 2017
SMC - September 2017 decisions
11 September 2017 - SMC accepts four new medicines for use by NHSScotland ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Aug 2017
Blood cancer drug accepted for NHS use in Scotland
7 August 2017 - A drug which can increase survival rates for blood cell cancer sufferers has been accepted for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Aug 2017
SMC - August 2017 decisions
7 August 2017 - The Scottish Medicines Consortium has today published advice accepting three new medicines for routine use by ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Jul 2017
New treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension rejected for use on NHS
10 July 2017 - Patients living with pulmonary arterial hypertension have expressed disappointment at the Scottish Medicines Consortium's decision not ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Jul 2017
New lung cancer drug approved for routine use in Scotland
10 July 2017 - A drug which could help advanced lung cancer sufferers has been approved for use on the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Jul 2017
SMC - July 2017 decisions
10 July 2017 - Medicines for lung cancer, lymphoma and Crohn’s disease accepted for routine use by NHSScotland. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Jun 2017
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 10 May 2017
Scottish Medicines Consortium approves Santhera's Raxone (idebenone) for restricted use in patients with LHON within NHS Scotland
9 May 2017 - Santhera Pharmaceuticals announces approval by the Scottish Medicines Consortium for restricted use of Raxone (idebenone) in ...