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Proposal to award sole supply of venlafaxine hydrochloride
10 August 2016 - PHARMAC is seeking feedback on a proposal to award sole supply status in the community for venlafaxine hydrochloride ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Aug 2016
Adaptive pathways: EMA still leaves open questions unanswered
9 August 2016 - Current EMA report on the pilot project again documents perplexity regarding the use of “real world data”. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Aug 2016
NICE issues draft guidance on the use of talimogene laherparepvec
9 August 2016 - Talimogene laherparepvec (Imlygic) is the first cellular therapy to be appraised by NICE. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Aug 2016
Proposal to award sole supply of leflunomide
9 August 2016 - PHARMAC is seeking feedback on a proposal to award Sole Supply Status in the community for leflunomide to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Aug 2016
CADTH issues final pERC outcome for Yondelis (trabectedin)
5 August 2016 - CADTH has published pERC's final recommendation on the use of trabectedin for patients with metastatic liposarcoma ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Aug 2016
SMC - August 2016 decisions
8 August 2016 - Treatments for blood cancer, skin cancer and high cholesterol among six new medicines accepted for routine use ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Aug 2016
Decision relating to enoxaparin sodium and plerixafor
8 August 2016 - PHARMAC is pleased to announce the approval of an agreement with Sanofi-Aventis New Zealand Limited (Sanofi) for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Aug 2016
Decision relating to idarucizumab and dabigatran
8 August 2016 - PHARMAC is pleased to announce the approval of an agreement with Boehringer Ingelheim NZ Limited for the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Aug 2016
Brivaracetam in epilepsy: additional clinical benefits not seen as before
4 August 2016 - The new indirect comparison is methodologically better but there is still no evidence of an additional ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Aug 2016
CADTH calls for patient input on a submission from Cipher Pharmaceuticals for Actikerall (5-fluorouracil with salicylic acid)
5 August 2016 - CADTH is calling for patient input on a pending submission from Cipher Pharmaceuticals for Actikerall. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Aug 2016
Agreement for supply of influenza vaccine approved by PHARMAC
5 August 2016 - PHARMAC is pleased to announce the approval of an agreement with BGP Products Pty Ltd (trading as ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Aug 2016
PBAC post-market reviews of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease medicines and ezetimibe
5 August 2016 - The public submission process is now closed. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Aug 2016
PBAC Guidelines review update
5 August 2016 - The PBAC Guidelines Review is anticipated to be completed by November 2016. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Aug 2016
NICE issues draft guidance on the use of lesinurad
3 August 2016 - NICE has issued draft guidance on the use of lesinurad (Zurampic) for the treatment of patients ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Aug 2016
NICE draft guidance recommends new drug for people with ankylosing spondylitis
4 August 2016 - New draft guidance from NICE means thousands of people with back condition ankylosing spondylitis will soon have ...